Gaming Psychology Quotes

Games that make you feel good about yourself are good games to be playing.

(UGO, about Crank) I see the addiction to video games because you want to win them and it's just hard enough so you'd want to keep playing it over and over to try to figure it out. I definitely feel the movie is like a game at times but I'm not a huge videogame lover.

For the most part I consider myself a mentally strong player.

One thing in this game is you've gotta stay positive.

In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and to keep them coming back. The longer they play, the more they lose, and in the end, we get it all.

When we play a game, we tackle tough challenges with more creativity, more determination, more optimism, and we're more likely to reach out to others for help.

Why are online games so addictive? It's mostly the narcotic appeal of 'leveling.'

When we're in game worlds, I believe that many of us become the best version of ourselves: the most likely to help at a moment's notice. The most likely to stick with a problem as long as it takes. To get up after failure and try again.

Mr. Clarke played the King all evening as though under constant fear that someone else was about to play the Ace.

We all know that the desire for perfection can get in the way of authenticity and enjoyment; it's the same with games. There's a completist part to many of us that can't rest until we reach the perfect 100% finish point.

If somebody says they don't watch the leaderboard, I don't buy that, I'm sorry. Because you've got to know where you are to know how to play.

I've had this sneaking feeling throughout the game that it's there to be won.

The pro game is about confidence.

When we play games, our brains respond differently to stress and obstacles. We're better able to control our attention and ignore distractions.

I've studied the way the Internet kids play. I want to know what they're thinking when they play pots against me.

There is something, yeah, I mean traditionally it's more fun to play bad guys than it is good guys and when you're playing a bad guy, yeah, the fun in it is to see how scary you can be, how horrible you can be. And it's surprising what you come up with.

It's odd to grow up in a gaming town because... we know all of the tricks that are going on behind the scenes.

If you play a game like 'Grand Theft Auto' you don't go home afterwards and cry because you ran over a couple characters, because you do not give them personhood.

There's times in games where I feel like I can manipulate and control the game by doing a lot of things. And then there's times where I feel like I'm not inside the flow of the game.