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SecurityEmpire - Development and Evaluation of a Digital Game to Promote Cybersecurity

Offered By: USENIX via YouTube

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USENIX Summit on Gaming, Games, and Gamification in Security Education (3GSE) Courses Cybersecurity Courses Information Assurance Courses

Course Description

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Explore the development and evaluation of SecurityEmpire, a multiplayer computer game designed to teach cybersecurity concepts to high school students. Learn about the game's innovative approach to educating players on sound information assurance practices, including avoiding unsafe links, encrypting auction bids, authenticating software downloads, performing integrity checks, maintaining antivirus protection, and choosing strong passwords. Discover how the game challenges users to build a green energy company while implementing cybersecurity best practices. Gain insights into the preliminary evaluative data from students and teachers, and understand the potential of educational games for increased student engagement and learning in cybersecurity education. Hear about the experiences of developing, fielding, and evaluating this educational game from researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Syllabus

3GSE '14 - SecurityEmpire: Development and Evaluation of a Digital Game to Promote Cybersecurity


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