Student Response to Educational Games - An Empirical Study

In this article we explore students' experience with digital educational games. We analyze and discuss the factors which determine a student's perception of the educational benefits of game-based learning. The organization of the research is structured by the main question - how do variables such as player satisfaction, game features (e.g. the perceived quality of the educational content, the design) and enhancement in the player's educational process are interconnected. The study proves that games as an educational tool are assessed very favorably by undergraduate students of business and economics. Moreover game features are correlated with educational benefits and player satisfaction. A player satisfaction is also linked with enhanced learning.