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021 - Achievements, Goals, and Motivation in Games

Psychology of Video Games Podcast

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The Role of Rewards in Motivation

There's a long history of debate about whether we should give people rewards to do so. Do you think that that maps it all onto the world of gaming where these things are being used to motivate people to not work but play? Yeah, I think so. And that's kind of what got me into this whole line of research with achievements and trophies.

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