An In-Depth Psychology of Games

Gamasutra has a lengthy article discussing many aspects of The Psychology of Video Games. The article discusses why we play, why games are made the way they are, and tips for designing for members of our species. From the article: "We are all familiar with the feeling we have when we are completely caught up in a great game. The state where we are completely focused on playing, and all other things become irrelevant. This article is about that feeling - why we get it when we play games, and how we can design games that give us more of it."

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[pipingguy]

I've got points, and nobody seems to be replying to this. Why is there so few replies?

I may have to go waste them over in the science place where I pretend to know stuff.