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Why Piracy Fears are Keeping Some Researchers from Accessing the Games They Need ["Academics want to research games from wherever they are, but the ESA is fighting back."] (www.ign.com)
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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 6 months ago

The games industry already uses people with psychology degrees to come up with ways of tricking your brain into wanting more or other ways of manipulation to coax you into certain paths in the game; how can they not see the value of more research on games that may lead to more bullshit like that? 🤷🏻‍♂️

this post was submitted on 17 May 2024
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