Immersive Activities in Educational Role-Playing Game Based on Appreciative Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Experience design is a vital factor in improving course material understanding in educational game design. In Role-Playing Game (RPG) educational games, the activity is one of the main elements in shaping the experience. However, the absence of a model for activity design in educational RPG causes the resulting activities to be poorly conceived and lack of synchronization between gaming and educational principles. This paper discusses the design of an activity-based scenario, where the scenario is a collection of activities. Intelligent scenario directs in-game activity using dynamic rewards whose behavior is regulated using artificial intelligence with the Finite State Machine method. Then the resulting behavior is grouped into activity based on Appreciative Learning concept. Appreciative Learning is a concept in learning that focuses on positivity and an optimistic future. This concept consists of four stages, namely Discovery, Dream, Design, and Destiny. The intelligent scenario in this study is part of the Adaptive RPG For Education project, which contributes to the design of adaptive scenarios. Intelligent scenario produces an immersive experience in the form of activities with rewards that are conceptualized and synchronized between gaming and educational principles.