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This is a Design-Based Research study.

September 10, 2025Open Access

Let’s Save Our Environment! Empowering Students to Create VR Games in Disadvantaged Primary Schools

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Increased environmental awareness observed among students creating VR educational games, fostering community engagement.
Improved collaboration and digital skills reported in disadvantaged neighborhoods, showing educational impact.
Design-based research employed to develop immersive educational escape rooms focused on environmental themes, enhancing learning experiences.
Integration of civic, educational, and playful dimensions supports underserved children, highlighting the project's significance.

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This research addresses environmental issues through innovative educational approaches, aimed at fostering soft skills in children from disadvantaged neighborhoods and at enhancing local community engagement. The study, which employs a Design-Based Research method, involved the creation of immersive educational escape rooms designed by students and focused on environmental themes. The outcomes reported increased environmental awareness, improved collaboration and digital skills, and enhanced community involvement. Civic, educational, and playful dimensions were successfully integrated to benefit underserved children.

Let’s Save Our Environment! Empowering Students to Create VR Games in Disadvantaged Primary Schools

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