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Publication by Samuel T. Simon on Serious Games

Book Chapter on Promoting Creative Problem-Solving Skills Through Serious Games

Samuel T. Simon has published the chapter “Reflexion eines Serious Games im Bildungskontext zur Förderung kreativer Problemlösungskompetenz” in a new edited volume on current studies and game-based learning approaches in the context of board and parlour games.

19. January 2026

In the newly published edited volume “Brett- und Gesellschaftsspiele – Aktuelle Studien und spielpädagogische Ansätze” (EN: Board and Parlour Games – Current Studies and Game-Based Learning Approaches) – edited by Wiebke Waburg, Volker Mehringer, and Barbara Sterzenbach – Samuel T. Simon, former employee at CAIS, contributed to the chapter “Reflexion eines Serious Games im Bildungskontext zur Förderung kreativer Problemlösungskompetenz “ (EN: Reflection on a serious game in an educational context for promoting creative problem-solving skills.”

The chapter presents a qualitative study that examines the serious game MoonshotEDU, which can be used in educational contexts to promote creative problem-solving skills. Through interaction analysis of 360° videography, phenomena of creative problem solving and the role design between game leaders as facilitators and players were analyzed. If teachers act as neutral process facilitators, a creativity-promoting framework for iterative problem solving can be created in the game. The findings offer valuable insights into the implementation of serious games in education.

Simon, S. T., Limpinsel, I., Neuberger, O., Krüßmann, A.-L., Lack, L., Geers, A., Blome, A., & Aßmann, S. (2026). Reflexion eines Serious Games im Bildungskontext zur Förderung kreativer Problemlösungskompetenz. In W. Waburg, V. Mehringer, & B. Sterzenbach (Eds.), Brett- und Gesellschaftsspiele – Aktuelle Studien und spielpädagogische Ansätze (1st ed., Vol. 2, pp. 264–280). Beltz Juventa.