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The operation and development of technological products is provided by computer software. The high-quality training of individuals in the field of software development will ensure that our country develops in the technological field. Computer software development requires individuals to spend a long time in front of the computer and to have technological inclinations. Therefore, the high motivation of students to develop software is very important. Improving the quality of coding education can be achieved by encouraging students to coding in the fields they are concerned. Computer games are the software they use for entertainment in the free time of the digital generation. Today, gaming engines are used as various platforms for the development of computer games for the purpose of publishing the development of computer games. With the addition of the game programming course to the curriculum, students are asked for game coding due to the development of the game in the game engines. In this study, the opinions of students on the use of game engines in coding training were studied. The work quality is designed in the form of a special case study of the type of research. The data was collected by using a semi-configured conversation method with students who take the game programming course in the Computer Technologies at the University of Süleyman Demirel in Technical Sciences. The data in the interviews are analyzed by the method of content analysis. At the end of the study, the students’ opinions about the game programming course were described.

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