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The Double-Edged Sword of Open-Ended Interaction: How LLM-Driven NPCs Affect Players' Cognitive Load and Gaming Experience

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Main Authors:	Hsu, Ting-Chen, Chen, Wenran, Lin, Jiangxu, Qin, Fei, Zhang, Zheyuan
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Human-Computer Interaction
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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