
Podcast 39: Thirty Questions About the Psychology of Video Games
Psychology of Video Games Podcast
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Games are most often played with other people and even single player games have these days a social layer built into them. We need researchers to take on this new paradigm when talking about gamer motivation, he says. "I think that genres is a busted concept and it's not really useful anymore in broader conversations" He asks: Why do players grind? What effects do tutorials, instructions, and overbearing help have on how people play games?
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