Hereby I, Adriaan Marthinus Francois Dreyer, declare that this study is my own original work, that all sources have been accurately acknowledged and that this document has not previously in its entirety or in part been submitted at any university to obtain an academic qualification.

The contemporary military environment is characterised by new technologies, advances in computer usage, and a younger generation of students who have the expectation that the use of technology within education is going to increase over the next few years (McClarty, et al., 2012, p. 2). The educational environment is becoming more reliant on technology to help facilitate teaching. Within higher education there are theoretical reports suggesting that games within education can be a feasible solution for supplementing traditional teaching practices in a positive manner, making the learning more interactive and enjoyable for students (Gee, 2011;