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Podcast 39: Thirty Questions About the Psychology of Video Games

Psychology of Video Games Podcast

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The Mirror Exposure Effect and the Psychology of Competition in Games

How do our decision-making heuristics show up in games? There's a lot of information about how to, for example, frame risks. Does the mirror exposure effect soften our reaction to the Wii U? Is that what happened there? How do leaderboards drive competition?

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