What Makes Games Tick?

As an avid fan of video games I was really looking forward into looking in to the secrets and languages used behind video games. Us as humans are always looking for a source that keeps us entertained. Thus Brands Like Super cell and Epic games have made huge profits with there never ending battle royale games. Especially as the younger generation are beginning to look slightly into the more mature games like Apex legends and Call of Duty. These games have the three snatcher’s, as I like to call them: They both stimulate our pleasure centres in our brains by giving us a sense of reward that humans like to hide from but really the truth is that we want all the glory being great at something even if it is just a video game. The you have levels which keep us wanting to get better and better even though they could be pushing our limits on the screen which has now become a huge problem for parents 🤣. And finally what people don’t realise is that these companies make money out of boredom. Sometimes when your really bored you’ll stat playing a game of Fortnite and you won’t sop unless instructed to do so. It’s as if you are in that game. So much so that people like Bugha, Ninja and Tfue (Gamer’s) make livings out competitions in these games.

Maybe you want to spend the whole day playing League of Legends? But maybe you also want to be successful at your job? Well… pick the most important and then reward yourself. The main point is: Gaming should serve as a reward. We sometimes get so stuck to the game that we start to spend real money to get things that don’t even affect our game play. All they do is make you look cool.

One of the worst things about growing up is that you never seem to have any time left over for yourself. For anything. Including video games, which are sometimes the first go to when we are not willing to do something in life; like make comprises.

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Here is what I want you to come away with:

Unless you play in eSports or do gaming videos full-time on YouTube, you will not produce anything while playing video games.You can still learn and find a meaning in them but face it, the goal here is to relax and be entertained. Do you agree?

Find that balance. There is always room for a bit a gaming time!