Design and Preliminary Evaluation of a Simulated Interview Educational Game Combined with Dynamic Situation Path Mechanisms

This study explores the design mechanism of a simulated interview educational game combining a dynamic path mechanism with the main objective of enhancing learners' communication and presentation skills in a simulated job interview environment. A simulated interview educational game called «Distance to Successful Job Hunting» was designed and evaluated by a group of 20 Taiwanese adults. It provides a simulated interview scene with dynamic and varying syllabus paths, and learners can experience the dynamic contextual changes after different communication and presentation styles by participating in the simulated interview and choosing how to respond to the interviewer's words. The results of the study showed that the design mechanism of the game elicited a sense of active participation and engagement from the learners. In addition, the usefulness, ease of use, and game elements of the game were also positively recognized by the learners, who found the game useful for interview preparation.