The Final Bosman - Why Zynga Games are Just the Worst

GameTrailers: "Kyle bellyaches over Don Mattrick's big move."

[kungfuian]

The thing he's talking about with slots and zynga games is called a variable reward system. It's a well known mathematical system used by big companies to manipulate consumers by creating compulsive habitual behavior.

http://www.nirandfar.com/20...

Don't be played by your games!

[Godlovesgamers]

Thank you very much for the link, I read the whole article and found it fascinating. It really demystifies "video game magic" and is a good look into "how the meat is made".

[kungfuian]

Just random info I accuired in an old psych class :)

Rpgs, mmos, loot drop dungeon crawlers, and open world games are the most obvious examples in gaming although most good games implement something similar in some respect or other.