The Effects of Quest Types and Gaming Motivations on Players' Knowledge Acquisitions in an Online Role-Playing Game Environment

Abstract

The study explores how the design of quest types and different players' gaming motivations might affect knowledge acquisitions in an online role-playing game environment. An experiment was conducted to collect data. The results showed that "immersion motivation" had the most significant influence on knowledge acquisitions. The bounty-collection quest significantly affected the procedure knowledge Of Subjects with high immersion motivation, whereas the fed express quest affected declarative knowledge of subjects with high immersion motivation.