Let’s face it, our generation has the attention span of a goldfish. This causes dopamine - a compound in your body that reinforces behaviour - to be released intermittently. When you do, you are well-rested, ready to go, and in a prime state of mind to fully enjoy the game. Once you die, you must wait for 30 minutes before you can try again.īy forbidding you to play, you look forward to getting back to the game you always end the game with the notion of “coming back later”. In Candy Crush, for example, you get five lives to blast away at your candy. You long for the next chance to swipe at those mouth-watering sweets, collect your strawberries or train your soldiers. Soon, your mental endurance runs out you put down your controller and crash.īut games like Candy Crush, Clash of Clans and even the infamous FarmVille have devised a little trick to keep you hooked - they make you wait. Once it releases and you get your hands on it, you immediately enter “The Zone”, completing the epic campaign in a mad marathon of over 24 hours. The Wait Image Credit: Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Here are some ways in which game developers appeal to you - and take your money along the way.
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But have you ever wondered how these free games manage to rake in around 1,004,840 USD a day, or why you can’t seem to put down your mobile phone (in class, at work, or on the MRT) whenever you’re playing those games?Īs it turns out, there is a science behind your mobile gaming addiction. Most of us would have heard of - and played - Candy Crush or Clash of Clans they are two of the top grossing mobile games of 2015.
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