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And this is a reason we play video games? That they appeal to some ancient instinct to improve?
by djmips 2y ago
And this is a reason we play video games? That they appeal to some ancient instinct to improve?
- krige 2y agoOne 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 agoRather, 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 agoI'd say it's feedback/reward loop plus small, quick to achieve, progressive goal setting.