AUTHOR=Yang Yunshuo , Lin Jiacheng , Chen Tong , Lin Shuyuan , Chen Jiangjie , Miao Wei , Wei Wei , Sun Hanchu , Sun Jie , Gu Chao 

TITLE=A study on the effects of perceived playfulness and emotional support in interactive learning environments for German language acquisition—A role-playing library system case

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1073985

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1073985

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Introduction</title><p>This study examines the emotional support offered by the non-player characters (NPCs) in an interactive learning environment, as well as the effects of the perceived playfulness of the interactive system on German language learning.</p></sec><sec><title>Method</title><p>We developed a role-playing library system to serve this purpose. 2,377 Chinese Internet users were surveyed using online questionnaire.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>A theoretical model of emotion- driven learning (ELM) was proposed based on the analysis results of valid recovered data. Additionally, NPCs were found to be effective in improving learning outcomes through emotional support.</p></sec><sec><title>Discussion</title><p>An interactive education system may be able to enhance the perceived playfulness of learning in order to enhance the learning experience.</p></sec>