Celia Hodent is a cognitive scientist, game industry veteran, and author of <a href="https://amzn.to/2GAopsu" target="_blank">The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX can Impact Video Game Design</a>. She talks with Denise Howell about common misconceptions on how the brain works, how games like Fornite use cognitive science to create an engaging experience, the problem with the term 'gaming addiction,' when loot boxes become gambling, and more. 
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Host: <a href="http://denisehowell.info/" target="_blank">Denise Howell</a> 
Guest: <a href="https://celiahodent.com/" target="_blank">Celia Hodent</a> 
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Triangulation 396: Cory Doctorow: Radicalized

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