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Qualitative study reveals enhanced writing quality and fluency among experienced MOBA gamers, suggesting video game teamwork skills transfer to collaborative writing.
Over the last decades, a shift to collaborative writing (CW) has been observed in both business and education settings. Although separate previous studies identified positive correlations between gaming experience, writing performance, and collaboration, the influence of Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) gaming on collaborative writing is still unclear. The study employed a qualitative approach to investigate the impact of MOBA gaming experience on collaborative writing performance. Two student groups, with varying gaming backgrounds, participated in online synchronous collaborative writing sessions. Group 1 had no MOBA gaming experience. Group 2 consisted of experienced MOBA players. Recordings and transcripts of collaborative writing sessions were analyzed for language-related episodes; writing outcomes were examined using complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) measures. Writing processes and gaming experience were investigated in semi-structured interviews. The results showed that Group 2 (gamers) outperformed Group 1 (non-gamers) in CAF measures. MOBA gaming experience of Group 2 contributed to their writing process efficiency and higher writing quality. The study suggests a potential transfer of collaborative gaming skills to collaborative writing, offering insights for scholars, in-service teachers, and educators aiming to enhance collaborative writing activities in language classrooms as well as to businesses that employ collaborative practices for their projects.
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