Your Brain Lies To You! - How Games Twist Probability - Extra Credits Gaming (Patreon)

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2022-08-30 17:31:00

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2023-01

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Probability! A cornerstone for the design of any game. It can build excitement and suspense but, it can also confuse and upset players. So how do you keep probability and players' choices in games meaningful without bogging them down with the specifics? Let's enter the psychology of gaming and how you can twist and obscure probability to build anticipation and emotion for your next game design.

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Your Brain Lies To You! - How Games Twist Probability - Extra Credits Gaming

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