My Gaming Academia
My Gaming Academia
Eric, Javon, and Reza
Episode 28: Act Now! Offer Ends Soon! (Loss Aversion)
40 minutes Posted Jul 28, 2022 at 11:21 pm.
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Why do so many mobile games limit how much you can play in one session? Why does the concept of ranking up in PvP games seem so daunting? In this episode, Reza, Javon, and Eric review how cognitively ingrained ‘Loss Aversion’ is, how it permeates every game genre, and how game developers use it in positive (and sometimes negative) ways.