why /frog/? Why pay for virtual experience that drains your nerves and health? Its like paying to be jailed at your computer and mining gold, except you do it for "fun".
What makes the games so attractive?
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Anonymous2011-08-19 2:42
1. Fame
people want to be famous, and the game is an easy path to the spotlights of virtual community and social approval/disapproval.
2. Skills
People believe their game skills translate to some real world benefit or train their mind to be sharper/faster.
3. Virtual property/scores/rewards
people want to have material values, even in virtual worlds. Having some numbers in their account and boosting them is easier than completing real tasks or creating any property.
4. Social bonding
clans, groups, chatting with people and finding a companion in game is often much easier than real life
When you write a game you have to provide outlets for all of these desires, unless you want the game to be forgotten in the seas of competitors who understand the audience better.