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Psychology, Design and Economics of Slot-Machines
6 writes "Technology isn't just about design and hardware; sometimes it's about psychology, politics, sociology, and economics. The website of Stanford design prof Michael Shanks is hosting a student project by William Choi and Antoine Sindhu, a fascinating online course about slot machines. From the site: 'Much research has been devoted to studying gambling behavior from various points of view, including the psychological, social, economic, and political bases and implications of gambling ... [just the same,] focusing on slot machines reveals and inspires the study of many sociological issues that have come to express themselves specifically and notably on these machines. Here, we examine a number of these issues, attempting to link slot machines to them in an effort to better understand and explain them.'"
I went to Atlantic City this one time, and saw this car sitting there with a handful of bank cards lying in the seat. Whipped out my slim jim and popped the sucker open. Got a free car and a few hundred bucks' worth of cards out of the deal. Bet the owner wished he'd stayed home. I was so amazed by my luck that I stopped by the Ripley's museum to see if they wanted to buy my story. The losers said that they weren't interested because apparently this kind of thing happens all the time there. So, I sold the car and the cards to some guy at a chop shop, headed to the nearest casino, and blew the whole wad on the slots.
You really need a psych prof to teach you that?
You are so correct. I learned this from my girlfriend. Cherry dribbling indeed!