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The use of drama as a pedagogical tool has a long tradition. Aristotle argued that drama is an imitation of life, and not only do we learn through that imitation but our enjoyment of drama derives in part from our delight in learning. More recently, research in psychology has argued that narrative is central to how we understand the world and communicate that understanding[1]. And of course, the engaging, motivational nature of story is undeniable; the world consumes stories with a “ravenous hunger”[3].
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Marsella, S.C. (2003). Interactive Pedagogical Drama: Carmen’s Bright IDEAS Assessed. In: Rist, T., Aylett, R.S., Ballin, D., Rickel, J. (eds) Intelligent Virtual Agents. IVA 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2792. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39396-2_1
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