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Also, the different motivating factors of modders in creating mods or modifications present a
consequential acquisition of skills and knowledge. These motivations allow the modders to test their
technical skills and creativity to produce something not just for their own benefit, but for the rest of
the gaming community. Through the collaborative and participative efforts of the gaming
community, in general, modders learn and develop their technical skills and continuously strive to
fulfill the discriminating demands of other players without any expectation of financial return. This is
also, in turn, made possible by allowing the game program to be continuously redesigned and
modified by the fan programmers.
MMORPG is a venue where players meet to interact and learn from each other without even
realizing that they are harnessing collective intelligence. This scenario may give us a glimpse of
possible future school environment where students learn, develop, and retain what they have learned.
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