Abstract—Game-based education in transportation has been
explored over the past 10 years. Previous research proved that
game-based education is an effective way to deliver
transportation engineering concepts. However, past research also
found that effective education games are difficult to develop. In
this work, we used a game engine to develop a multi-level 3D web
game for teaching concepts in traffic signal control. We then
tested the game using an experiment with student participants.
The results showed that: the game engine was a suitable tool for
developing educational games; the game significantly improved
students’ understanding of the target concepts; and students’
understanding improved at different rates.