Rules on Wheels: A Serious Game for Teaching Traffic Signs

Abstract

Serious games are games that do not only entertain but also target solving real world problems. Despite the fact that serious games can be entertaining, the primary purpose behind a serious game, among other things, is to educate the user. In this paper, we report on the design, implementation and evaluation of a serious game for learning traffic laws. In Egypt, road accidents are a major cause of casualties and injury. Rules on Wheels is a game developed to enhance the traffic law knowledge of its players through a fun and engaging experience. A formal experiment has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the game in teaching traffic signs. Results show that the game outperforms conventional methods, in both effectiveness and engagement. Thus, Rules on Wheels can successfully improve the traffic law knowledge of the general population. Moreover, since it is an engaging game, it could be the motivational factor needed for Egyptians to learn about traffic laws.