Tag: video games
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Should Game Companies Be Regulated Like Casinos?
Companies that produce games are getting sophisticated in their use of behavioral design to get you to spend more money. In this HumanTech podcast episode we discuss whether they’ve crossed a line from video gaming to video gambling, and whether they should be regulated like the casinos are. You can subscribe to the HumanTech podcast through…
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The Next 100 Things You Need To Know About People: #105 — Video Games Increase Perceptual Learning
When my son was about 6 years old, we were shopping one day in a large department store when we walked by a section of demo video games. A group of 10-to 13-year-olds were intensely playing the games and my son was fascinated. I was one of “those parents” who didn’t allow any video games in…
