Crimes Against Pokémon GO: why dopamine does not explain the pleasure of video games

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Abstract

This paper attempts to correct common misunderstandings about the correlation between dopamine and pleasure in video games. By extension the paper argues that dopamine is not the cause of pleasure in games and that commonly drawn links between dopamine, games, and addiction are not valid. The paper further presents an auto-ethnographic account of Pokémon GO in order to provide an alternative perspective on why the game was so successful.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Publikationsdato4 jul. 2017
StatusUdgivet - 4 jul. 2017
BegivenhedDigital Games Research Association Conference 2017 - Swinburn University of Technology, Melbourne, Australien
Varighed: 2 jul. 20176 jul. 2017
Konferencens nummer: 10
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Konference

KonferenceDigital Games Research Association Conference 2017
Nummer10
LokationSwinburn University of Technology
Land/OmrådeAustralien
ByMelbourne
Periode02/07/201706/07/2017
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Emneord

  • Addiction
  • Pokemon Go
  • Dopamine

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