Evaluation of Game Design Framework Using a Gamified Browser-Based Application

TL;DR

This paper presents a gamified browser-based application designed to improve software developers' secure coding behaviors and GDPR privacy law knowledge through an engaging learning experience.

Contribution

It introduces a novel game design framework for GDPR privacy education and evaluates its effectiveness in motivating secure coding practices.

Findings

Improved secure coding behaviors after gameplay

Enhanced GDPR privacy law knowledge among developers

Positive user engagement with the gamified application

Abstract

Privacy Policy under GDPR law helps users understand how software developers handle their personal data. GDPR privacy education must be considered a vital aspect of combating privacy threats. In this paper, we present the design and development of a gamified browser-based application aimed at motivating software developers to enhance their secure coding behavior. To evaluate the proposed game design framework through the developed framework, a think-aloud study was carried out along with pre-and post-test. There was an improvement in the software developers' secure coding behaviors through playing the game which had GDPR privacy laws incorporated to enhance their knowledge of privacy.