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The Nature of Fun, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Learning and Fun Are Essentially the Same Inside the Brain

A game is maximum fun when it is fully captivating. In games to day, that competition might be against another player or the game system. When you resolve a conflict and fix the problema, then you are rewarded with the feeling of funniness. The sense of intrinsic motivation we get for fun is an internal feedback reward system.

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