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An exploratory study of entrepreneurship-related changes in game-based entrepreneurship education: Combining game play and creation

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore, based on the idea of learning by teaching, whether adding learners’ own game creation to business game play is associated with entrepreneurship-related development. In this study, game creation is conceptualized as both an act of teaching others and a simulated form of entrepreneurial practice. To examine this, pre-post changes in entrepreneurship-related outcomes, including the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation (IEO), and cognitive flexibility, were compared between a program involving business game play only and a program combining game play with game creation. The results indicated that the play-only program was associated with relatively limited changes in the measured outcomes, whereas the program incorporating game creation was associated with positive changes across broader range of outcomes. These findings provide preliminary evidence that participation in game creation activities may be associated with changes across multiple dimensions of entrepreneurship-related outcomes.

Source: Journal of the International Council for Small Business

DOI: 10.1080/26437015.2026.2701792

Authors: Toshimitsu Abe, Rihyei Kang

Institutions: Sanno University, Hosei University

Language: English

Topic: Educational Games and Gamification

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science