In one quasi-experimental VR shooting study (n = 50), reported in a review, rule-based dynamic difficulty outperformed progressive difficulty¶
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q2 i? Rule-based dynamic difficulty significantly outperformed progressive difficulty in a VR shooting task, confirming that adaptation direction determines outcomes. → Kaşarcı İsmail 2026
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Kaşarcı İsmail 2026¶
Kaşarcı İsmail, Yurt Eyüp. (2026). Effectiveness of AI-Supported Game-Based Learning: A Systematic Review of Outcomes, Challenges, and Future Directions. Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16071050
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The review reports a quasi-experimental VR study (n = 50) in which "rule-based dynamic difficulty significantly outperformed progressive difficulty" on shooting performance; no effect size is printed for this contrast.
"Critically, Ahmed et al. (2025) found that rule-based dynamic difficulty significantly outperformed progressive difficulty in a VR shooting task (n = 50), confirming that adaptation direction, not merely presence, determines outcomes."
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In one quasi-experimental VR shooting study (n = 50), reported in a review, rule-based dynamic difficulty outperformed progressive difficulty |
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In one quasi-experimental VR shooting study (n = 50), reported in a review, rule-based dynamic difficulty outperformed progressive difficulty |
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