Psychology of Gaming

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7 Psychological Tactics Used in Games
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Video Game and
Social Media
Addiction is Real
Thisisatopicofitsown.Millions
spendcountlesshoursgaming.
Upto10%ofthecountrysuffers
fromit.
Ifgamingone’ssleeppatterns,
communicationskills,and
relationshipsgetinjured.Noreal
valueisobtained.Practicinga
musicalinstrument,onewalksaway
withaskill.
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3. This Addiction which is Psychological in Nature our current
Opinion Makers and Business Entities Know Well.
It is Psychological Warfare Sought to Appeal to our Fears,
Anger, Hopes, and Dreams.
A Skilled Professional can Created a Mirage. Unreal it does
not conform with Reality or Objectivity. If you feel like you
are being manipulated, you probably are!
• Based on psychology of fixed versus variable
reward. Same with Gaming
• Fixed Versus Variable Reward
• Rats given a definite time interval of feeding hit
their lever on time
• Rats given an indefinite time interval of feeding
hit their lever constantly as they never know
when they will get a reward.
Gambling
• Gaming introduced early on to children set
them up to in the future to gamble.
• The gambling industry loves this. It is like
candy cigarettes in ages past. To get kids to
smoke.
• Facebook recently was charged with the
psychological manipulation of teenagers
playing on their weaknesses

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TacticOne
LossAversion
People strive to avoid pain.
A Loss is painful.
With Loss we suffer twice as intense a manner than we enjoy a possible gain.
Pay for 3 Extra Turns!

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Tactic Two
EndowedProgress
People who feel they’ve made some progress toward a goal
are more committed to achieve that goal.

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Tactic Two
EndowedProgress
People who feel they’ve made some progress toward a goal
are more committed to achieve that goal.

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Tactic Three
Envy/Embarrassment
An emotion which occurs when a person lacks another’s superior
quality, achievement, or possession.

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Tactic Three
Envy/Embarrassment
An emotion which occurs when a person lacks another’s superior
quality, achievement, or possession.

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Tactic Four
Reciprocity
Responding to a positive action with a positive action. When
someone gifts us we feel obligated to give something in return.

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Tactic Five
Scarcity
We automatically desire items that are scarce or unique.

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Tactic Six
Triggering
Understand players’ motivation first, then trigger them to a
desired action.

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Tactic Seven
EndowmentEffect
We overvalue things just because we own them.
That’s why it’s so hard to leave a game we’ve invested in.

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7 PsychologicalTacticsUsedinGames
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