Zach Weinersmith on Nostr: Is there a book on the history of video games being made addictive? Video games from ...
Is there a book on the history of video games being made addictive? Video games from my childhood in the 80s don't come back to me as addictive - enjoyable certainly, but no more a compulsion than watching a favorite movie. The first game I remember having compulsion over was probably Civ 2, somewhat, and full-on with Everquest. Now, it seems to be a default quality of video games that they should induce compulsive play, and it's just sort of accepted, but it's kind of weird?
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