Learning From Non-Player Characters in a Role-Playing Educational Game

Lead Researcher and Department
Bruce Mann, Ph.D., LL.M; Faculty of Education, Memorial University

Collaborators and Students
Matthew White, M.Ed.

Funding Resources
VP/SSHRC Internal

Summary
The research proposed to explore learning from several non-player characters that populated the fictional world of a role-playing educational game, behaving like a teacher for the player-character, and offering various levels of instruction to the player-character, and by extension, to the player herself.

Keywords
Role playing, Educational games, Instruction

Locations
St. John's
Avalon Peninsula

Industry Sectors
Educational Support Services (Educational Services)
Elementary and Secondary Schools (Educational Services)

Thematic Categories
K-12 (Education)

Departments
Faculty of Education (STJ)