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Comment In: Persuasive Games: Familiarity, Habituation, and Catchiness [Feature - 04/02/2009 - 05:10]

I'd argue simplicity and familiarity ...

I'd argue simplicity and familiarity can be further reduced to the primitive force of awareness. Our ability to observe, collect information, and process it for future events allows us to play games in general. It's the stripping away of the complexity that allows us to focus in on the observations ...

   

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