FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 21 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:

Undergraduate nursing education often presents students with large content volumes and limited collaborative engagement, particularly in medical‑surgical courses. Yanika Kowitlawakul, associate professor in George Mason University's College of Public Health, School of Nursing, saw a unique opportunity to utilize "digital escape room games" (DERGs) to provide an innovative approach to enhance engagement while fostering collaboration, critical thinking, and clinical judgment.

After attending a presentation by Virginia Serious Game Institute's (VSGI) Jacob Enfield at George Mason's annual Innovations in Teaching and Learning conference, Kowitlawakul was...