Serious games are gaining popularity as effective teaching and learning tools, providing engaging, interactive, and practical experiences for students. Gamified learning experiences, such as virtual escape rooms, have emerged as powerful tools in bridging theory and practice, fostering deeper understanding and engagement among students. This paper presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of a virtual escape room tailored specifically for cybersecurity governance and policy education. Developed as a 3D immersive environment, the escape room simulates a virtual company scenario to facilitate risk-informed cyber policy development. It consists of three interactive zones, each offering distinct sets of scenario-based problems that target specific educational objectives. Through these zones, students analyze cybersecurity risks, match security frameworks, and draft appropriate policies, thereby developing critical thinking, decision-making skills, and practical cybersecurity competencies. The primary contribution of this work lies in its innovative integration of game-based learning and immersive technology to create robust, interactive learning materials that are also resilient to generative AI interventions, thereby maintaining academic integrity. Additionally, the escape room provides students with exposure to real-world cybersecurity scenarios in a virtual office environment that meets industry expectations. Results from a student survey indicated strong positive feedback, highlighting significant improvements in students engagement, practical understanding, and enthusiasm toward cybersecurity governance and policy concepts, underscoring the effectiveness and potential of gamification in cybersecurity education.

翻译：严肃游戏作为有效的教学工具日益普及，为学生提供引人入胜、互动性强且注重实践的学习体验。以虚拟密室逃脱为代表的游戏化学习模式，已成为连接理论与实践、促进学生深度理解与参与的有力工具。本文介绍了一款专为网络安全治理与政策教育设计的虚拟密室逃脱环境，详细阐述了其设计、实施与评估过程。该密室逃脱以三维沉浸式环境开发，通过模拟虚拟企业场景促进基于风险认知的网络安全政策制定。其包含三个互动区域，每个区域均提供针对特定教学目标的情境式问题集。学生通过分析网络安全风险、匹配安全框架及起草相应政策，逐步培养批判性思维、决策能力与实践性网络安全技能。本研究的主要贡献在于创新性地融合游戏化学习与沉浸式技术，开发出兼具强互动性与抗生成式人工智能干预能力的学习材料，从而有效维护学术诚信。此外，该密室逃脱让学生在符合行业标准的虚拟办公环境中接触真实网络安全场景。学生问卷调查结果显示积极反馈显著，表明学生在参与度、实践理解及对网络安全治理与政策概念的学习热情方面均有实质性提升，印证了游戏化教学在网络安全教育领域的效能与潜力。