videogames also attach rewards/values to objects around you, so exploring is valuable in an explicit, observable way. you'll gather up whatever rocks or mushroo

videogames also attach rewards/values to objects around you, so exploring is valuable in an explicit, observable way. you'll gather up whatever rocks or mushrooms you find because they're useful for gameplay. or if you don't find any items, you might see that part of the map is now unlocked/marked-as-explored/game progress meter ticks up. but the rewards for real world exploration aren't explicit. sure, maybe you found a cool mushroom that was fun to look at, but what's it worth? you probably cant go sell it for 2 gold pieces or eat it to gain 5% of your health back.