Why I hate fun
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/why-i-hate-fun/ Ever since I decided to specialize in game design I struggled...
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Perceiving is believing - part 2
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/784/ By now you know that our brain is remarkable and weird. How it perceives...
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Game design and Gestalt laws
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/game-design-and-gestalt-laws/ The Gestalt laws explain of why we perceive...
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Perceiving is believing – the game design edition
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/perceiving-is-believing-the-game-design-edition/ Perceiving is believing, or is...
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Can there be too many choices?
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/can-there-be-too-many-choices/ Last week I wrote an article on the dual-process...
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Groups divided – competition among groups
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/groups-divided-competition-among-groups/ Last week I talked about the power of...
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The striking difference between liking and wanting
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/the-stiking-difference-between-liking-and-wanting/ There are two different kinds...
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Reactance theory in games
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/reactance-theory/ You can make something more desirable by forbidding it. That...
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Player’s Emotions
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/players-emotions/ This topic will probably be one of the more ambitious topics I...
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Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/intrinsic-and-extrinsic-motivation/ As you might have guessed, intrinsic and...
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Making decisions – Dual-process theory
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/making-decisions-dual-process-theory/ Hello again, I’m sorry for not releasing an...
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How your player’s thinking develop throughout their lives
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/how-your-players-thinking-develop-throughout-their-lives/ Developmental...
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The power of a group
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/the-power-of-a-group/ Groups are very interesting to psychologists. You might not...
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Curiosity killed the Warlock
http://www.tinker-entertainment.com/sitavriend/psychology-and-games/curiosity-killed-the-warlock-but-improved-the-game/ Curiosity is the pleasure of...
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