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Gaming psychologist Jamie Madigan explains what ‘surprise mechanics’ actually are

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We're all familiar with the "surprise mechanics" incident, the absurdist argument in defense of lootboxes from EA's VP of legal and government affairs Kerry...

For Science: A deeper look at the Proteus effect and Toronto’s game dev mental health summit

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We once more have a couple of science and gaming news pieces to share, so let's bundle them up like last time and get...

The Daily Grind: How much MMO game info should be hidden from the players?

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A blog post on The Psychology of Video Games blog a few weeks ago seems relevant to our interests: It explores the "pleasure paradox," which...
Damn you!

How video game lockboxes use psychology to manipulate you

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We here at Massively OP can't get rid of lockboxes, but by gum, we're not going to roll over and give up on fighting...

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