An Experience Report on Teaching Scrum Principles in a Playful Way through Distant Collaboration with Online Whiteboards

Gama, Kiev; Oliveira, Higor

doi:10.1145/3555228.3555256

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“…Although previous works examined the use of virtual reality serious games for learning Scrum [19][20][21][22][23][24], as well as the use of LEGO Serious Play for this same purpose [35,[37][38][39][40][41][42], to the knowledge of the authors this is the first work that performed a comparison between these two game-based learning approaches. Therefore, this article makes a novel contribution by providing, for the first time, evidence on the learning effectiveness of virtual reality serious games compared to LEGO Serious Play.…”

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“…In every case, the authors found out that the LEGO City activity was very well appreciated by the participants and highly effective to learn about Scrum. Another interesting experience is the one reported by [41], who adapted the LEGO City activity to be performed remotely using online whiteboards and real-time communication tools. Similarly, ref.…”

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“…As described in the previous subsections, virtual reality serious games [19][20][21][22][23][24] and LEGO Serious Play activities [35,[37][38][39][40][41][42] have been used to deliver Scrum training. Moreover, other noteworthy alternatives have been used for this purpose, including serious video games not based on virtual reality [43][44][45], physical games [46][47][48], agile project management tools [49], and classroom exercises [50].…”

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Examining and Comparing the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Serious Games and LEGO Serious Play for Learning Scrum

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2024

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Significant research work has been undertaken related to the game-based learning approach over the last years. However, a closer look at this work reveals that further research is needed to examine some types of game-based learning approaches such as virtual reality serious games and LEGO Serious Play. This article examines and compares the effectiveness for learning Scrum and related agile practices of a serious game based on virtual reality and a learning activity based on the LEGO Serious Play methodology. The presented study used a quasi-experimental design with two groups, pre- and post-tests, and a perceptions questionnaire. The sample was composed of 59 software engineering students, 22 of which belonged to group A, while the other 37 were part of group B. The students in group A played the virtual reality serious game, whereas the students in group B conducted the LEGO Serious Play activity. The results show that both game-based learning approaches were effective for learning Scrum and related agile practices in terms of learning performance and motivation, but they also show that the students who played the virtual reality serious game outperformed their peers from the other group in terms of learning performance.

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