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video games are basically like this, progressive level require more skill, learned from the easier levels.

• djmips 2y ago
  And this is a reason we play video games? That they appeal to some ancient instinct to improve?
  • krige 2y ago
    One of the reasons. I'd wager this is what appeals to people not merely playing but mastering a particular game - playing higher difficulties, 100% completion, and so on. The other reasons would be overcoming other humans (esports/pvp multiplayer), discovery (story driven and exploratory games), and just passing the time (casual games).
  • jazzyjackson 2y ago
    Rather, I think it’s borne of necessity to onboard you to the game mechanics. We certainly have a bird brained instinct to catch the worm / win a round, so a good game design cuts you some slack to begin with, so you can have a little dopamine as a treat From there, difficulty should scale up so you don’t always win, giving you that “intermittent reinforcement“ that makes games addictive
  • jepj57 2y ago
    I'd say it's feedback/reward loop plus small, quick to achieve, progressive goal setting.