133309 20260219090928.0 doi 10.3389/feduc.2024.1354674 sideral 137896 ART-2024-137896 eng Mauri-Medrano, Marta Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3411-4930 Gamifying the university classroom: a comparative analysis of game dimensions through educational Escape Room and a digital board game 2024 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Introduction: University education is looking for innovative ways to enrich the teaching-learning process. Methods: This study aims to describe and compare two gamified experiences: an educational Escape Room and a digital goose board game with Genially. The design of this research follows a quantitative correlational methodology. A total of 135 university students in the first year of the Bachelor’s Degree in Primary Education participated in the study. Results: Data were collected using the Gamified Game Experience Scale (GAMEX). The results of contrasting means for the game dimensions between both gamified experiences reveal a significant variability (p < 0.01) in favor of the Escape Room in fun, absorption, creative thinking, activation and mastery. On the other hand, the absence of negative affect was significant (p < 0.05) in favor of the digital board game. Discussion: It could be said that the educational Escape Room manifests itself as a powerful resource for learning. However, it can induce a high level of stress, generating discomfort, hostility and frustration in students, so its implementation is not free of negative effects. These findings provide additional empirical evidence that could guide the design of gamified experiences in the Higher Education environment. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 1.9 2024 0.65 2024 Education 2024 Q2 3.7 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion González Yubero, Sara Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-0456-604X Falcón-Linares, Carolina Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7686-5209 Cardoso-Moreno, María Jesús Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-4252-9546 4001 215 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Educación Área Didáctica y Organiz. Esc. 4001 625 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Educación Área Métod.Invest.Diag.Educac. 4009 735 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Psicolog.Evolut.Educac 9 (2024), 1354674 [9 pp.] Front. educ. (Lausanne) Frontiers in Education (Lausanne) 2504-284X 648203 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/133309/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2153498 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/133309/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:133309 articulos driver 2026-02-19-09:00:04 ARTICLE