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GameTek 213.5 - The Incan Gold Experiment

GameTek 213.5 - The Incan Gold Experiment

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GameTek 213.5 - The Incan Gold Experiment

FromLudology

ratings:
Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Nov 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Back in Ludology 185, Geoff brought up a thought experiment. What if someone rethemed Incan Gold to a firefighting game? Would people play any differently?  Dr. Stephen Blessing (@cognitive_gamer) of the University of Tampa took up the challenge, and with the help of research assistant Elena Sakosky, designed and ran the experiment that Geoff proposed. In this GameTek, Dr. Blessing and Sakosky join Geoff to discuss their findings. Did players take more risks if they felt, thematically, that lives were on the line? If you'd like to hear more of Dr. Blessing's work, listen to his podcast, Cognitive Gamer: http://cognitivegamer.com/
Released:
Nov 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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