Development of Serious Games for Effective Utilization of University Resources through Game Jam and Investigation of Students' Grit

Abstract

Serious games are designed to address social issues and are utilized in various fields such as military and police training, medical safety education, and school and community education. In this study, a serious game jam was held with six teams comprising approximately 30 university students centered around creating digital games that effectively utilize university resources. Focusing on the concept of grit when facing challenging tasks, each student's grit level was analyzed after team building and after game completion.