Game Design and Technology Education: Collectible Card Games for Teaching the Habits of Mind of Cybersecurity Professionals

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Abstract

This paper explores the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of a collectible card game (CCG) for teaching cybersecurity to middle school students. The approach involved a
formative design approach, educational design research (EDR) that evolved from design-based research and design experiments
commonly employed in fields such as the learning sciences, educational technology, and instructional design. The authors assert
that the EDR process used to design an educational CCG is an effective approach for formative learning game design work.

Authors

• Michael K. Thomas, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Andrea R Shyjka, Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago

• Skip Kumm, University of Alabama

• Rigel Gjomemo, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Christopher R Emerling, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Raul Figueroa-Rivera, University of Illinois at Chicago