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Episode 63 - Loss Aversion

Episode 63 - Loss Aversion

FromPsychology of Video Games Podcast


Episode 63 - Loss Aversion

FromPsychology of Video Games Podcast

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Sep 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Loss aversion refers to the fact that we feel more pain from a loss than we do pleasure from an equivalent gain. Losses are worse than gains are good. Most of the time game designers want to avoid triggering this feeling, but not always. I talk with my guest expert this episode about how game designers can incorporate --or not-- loss aversion into their game design. In fact, he wrote a book about it!Audio Credits: “Robot Motivation” by The Polish Ambassador, licensed under Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Despair Creation by Max Lija, Othercide OST (https://www.maxlilja.com/)This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3329893/advertisement
Released:
Sep 1, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Examining how psychology explains why video games are made how they are and why gamers behave as we do.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3329893/advertisement