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In recent years, a trend has developed to use Escape Rooms in an educational context. As a consequence, several research has been conducted investigating the integration and design of such Escape Rooms. However, there is a lack of research on concrete implementation from a technical perspective. This paper aims to give detailed insights into a hands-on implementation of an Escape Room architecture that was introduced in a Java Programming course at a higher education institution. The proposed architecture consists of multiple loosely coupled components resulting in an extensible and adaptable architecture. This component based approach enables the adaptation of our technical implementation for other domains and educational fields.
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Freudenthaler, L., Strommer, M. (2023). Towards the Implementation of a Digital Escape Room in a Higher Education (Java) Programming Course. In: Auer, M.E., Pachatz, W., Rüütmann, T. (eds) Learning in the Age of Digital and Green Transition. ICL 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 633. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26876-2_90
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