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

Rune Kristian Lundedal Nielsen; Johanna Blom

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

Rune Kristian Lundedal Nielsen, Johanna Blom

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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.

Original language	English
Publication date	4 Jul 2017
Publication status	Published - 4 Jul 2017
Event	Digital Games Research Association Conference 2017 - Swinburn University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia Duration: 2 Jul 2017 → 6 Jul 2017 Conference number: 10 http://digra2017.com/

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Conference	Digital Games Research Association Conference 2017
Number	10
Location	Swinburn University of Technology
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	02/07/2017 → 06/07/2017
Internet address	http://digra2017.com/

Keywords

Addiction
Pokemon Go
Dopamine

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2017. Abstract from Digital Games Research Association Conference 2017, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Research output: Contribution to conference - NOT published in proceeding or journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review

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