Comparison of Escape Room and Branching Scenario Games in Nursing Education

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of a web-based escape room (EQUITY-ROOM) and a web-based branching scenario (EQUITY-PATH) simulation added to standardized video-based education on nursing students' gender perception, dating violence myths, and dating violence attitudes.The study is designed as a 3-arm pretest-posttest parallel randomized controlled trial. Participants (3rd-year nursing students, N=72) will be randomly allocated to three groups in a 1:1:1 ratio: 1. EQUITY-ROOM Group: Standardized video-based education + Web-based Escape Room Game 2. EQUITY-PATH Group: Standardized video-based education + Web-based Branching Scenario GameActive 3. Control Group: Standardized video-based education onlyPrimary outcome is attitudes toward dating violence, while gender perception and dating violence myths serve as secondary outcomes. Outcome measures will be evaluated before the intervention (pretest) and one week after the intervention (posttest).

Inclusion Criteria: * Being voluntary to participate in the study * Being a 3rd-year undergraduate nursing student * Having basic computer/smart device literacy and access sufficient to engage with the digital materials (EQUITY-ROOM and EQUITY-PATH) Exclusion Criteria: * Prior participation in a similar digital escape room, branching scenario simulation, or structured intervention program (education, course, workshop, etc.) focused on gender perception or dating violence