Study with Confucius: An AI-Based Immersive Educational Game with Multiple Educational Modes

Abstract

Current history education faces challenges in cultivating student immersion and knowledge retention. This study introduces an innovative educational game, "Study with Confucius", which blends traditional Chinese cultural education with AI technology. The game's objective is to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes by simulating historical figures and reconstructing historical backgrounds. Utilizing ChatGPT technology, the game assigns distinct educational abilities to different Agents, resulting in three unique educational modes. Players interact with these Agents, learning classical knowledge and gaining insights into the associated wisdom and moral culture. User study findings demonstrate that the game improves student immersion and their understanding and memorization of knowledge. This game offers adolescents a novel learning approach, where they can engage with and inherit traditional culture through interactive and enjoyable means.