The Zigarnic Effect in Strategy Games

The zigarnic effect is a phenomenon where as we get closer to completing a task, we're more likely to have it dominate our attention. In tetris, one of the most famous vadeo games of all time, you are literally trying to complete rows n the bottom of the screen,. at which point they disappear and then you have the next set of rows that you're trying to complete. And in civilization or sim city, like every turn practically is checking off something from your to do list and your quest log. But what's really sort of resting about this whole thing around goald setting is that vido game designers can be sort of sneaky, and they can lek