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Video Game Psychology and Product Engagement Presented at Habit Summit, 2016 Jamie Madigan, Ph.D.

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Video Game Psychology and

Product Engagement

PresentedatHabitSummit,2016

JamieMadigan,Ph.D.

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www.psychologyofgames.com

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Quests

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The Zeigarnik Effect

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The Endowed Progress Effect

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Things to try…

• Keeptrackforusers•  Endowprogress•  Threatentotakethingsaway•  Forcechoices

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Competition

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Related Attribute Hypothesis

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The Frog Pond Effect

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The McKayla Is Not Impressed Effect

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Not all rungs in a ladder are equally spaced

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Things to try… •  Facilitatecomparisonstosimilarothers•  Findwaystocutdatatoputplayerneartopofsmallerlists•  FindalternaGvestopointsandranks

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“Free” To Play

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$10

$20

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$10

$20

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Free is an irrational number

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15¢

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14¢

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Things to try… •  Experimentwithfreeornon-$opGons• ContrastthemwithpaidopGons•  FindwaystoreduceriskforpaidopGons• BecarefulaboutcontrasGngwithfree

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Let me know how it goes…

• www.psychologyofgames.com• [email protected]• @JamieMadiganonTwiSer