The use of a digital game-based safety program for ATV operational knowledge of youthful riders

The number of serious games are on the rise while, at the same time, there is a paucity of serious game evaluations. More specifically, literature searches for “serious games” and “operational knowledge” are lacking. This paper presents results from a pilot study focused on the burgeoning problem of All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) injuries and to what extent, if any, a digital game intervention impacts operational knowledge of a subset of stakeholders at greatest risk - youth. Preliminary results show improvements in students ATV operational knowledge in the gaming condition and inform the implementation of the larger proposed study of the gaming intervention.