Recruitment is an important key and strategic tool for businesses to gain competitive capital and advantages. Businesses should disclose more accurate information about internal conditions and real job previews in recruitment activities to help job applicants understand the work environment and make the right decision to seek employment. This study used the Thinglink® digital platform to design an educational game that simulates the working environment of a hospital nursing station. The learning objectives of the game are: Players take on the role of a new nurse who is soon to enter the workplace, and visit the hospital workplace. The game utilizes Google Forms' highly interactive situated questions and answers to allow the player to explore the salary and benefits as well as the realistic work environment. The study involved 22 nursing students over 18 years of age in Taiwan, and the results showed that the learners' mean scores on flow, game elements, and game feedback were significantly higher than the median on the five-point Likert scale (i.e., 3), and activity anxiety scores were lower than 3. In addition, the qualitative feedback indicated that the recruitment through situated interactive simulation game is vivid and interesting, and it gives the player a feeling of being in the real world and a more comprehensive understanding of the workplace environment. The information obtained from the interactive feedback can enhance the player's memory of important information, especially salary bonuses, annual leave, etc., which allows the player to consider in-depth the willingness to enter the hospital.

Authors:
Pei-Ching Ngu, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Mei-Chiung Fu, Sijhih Cathay General Hospital, Taiwan
Chih-Chung Chien, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Huei-Tse Hou, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

About the Presenter(s)
Doctoral Candidate at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Skills and expertise: Games, Nursing Education, Game-Based Learning , Digital Games, Game Development, Gaming, Nursing, Clinical Nursing

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