The Factors Affecting Players’ Problem-solving Performances and Knowledge Acquisitions in a Role-playing Game Environment

Abstract

Problem-solving as the core concept, the computer games have thus been proposed to couple the ever increasing interest in using such type of interactive technology in training as well as knowledge construction. The major focus of the present study intends to explore how players’ learning styles and quest types might affect their emotional responses, and how the above three issues might in turn impact their knowledge acquisitions and problem-solving performances.