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  #1 Casey Campbell on 28 Jul 13

   

  http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/07/24/204621796/ONLINE-REWARDS

   

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  #2 Cat Silvers on 30 Jul 13

   

  Oh gosh, I don't think I had thought about how we've grown 'trained' to desire achievements and badges. I don't know if trained is the right word.... I guess it's just surprising how similar this desire is to the rat in the box hitting the switch for random rewards. But it's exactly like that- randomly generated stats on item drops, steam achievements, the summer sale trading card collection for badges. I'm totally guilty of descending on those summer getaway trading cards to make badges....

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Oh gosh, I don't think I had thought about how we've grown 'trained' to desire achievements and badges. I don't know if trained is the right word.... I guess it's just surprising how similar this desire is to the rat in the box hitting the switch for random rewards. But it's exactly like that- randomly generated stats on item drops, steam achievements, the summer sale trading card collection for badges. I'm totally guilty of descending on those summer getaway trading cards to make badges....</div>

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  #3 Cat Silvers on 30 Jul 13

   

  http://www.psychologyofgames.com/2013/07/the-psychology-behind-steams-summer-sale/ this totally sums up the summer sale mentality. I'm guilty of purchasing a couple extra games as gifts for my boyfriend simply because I wanted to reach that next $10 mark and get another trading card...

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://www.psychologyofgames.com/2013/07/the-psychology-behind-steams-summer-sale/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.psychologyofgames.com/2013/07/the-psychology-behind-steams-summer-sale/</a> this totally sums up the summer sale mentality. I'm guilty of purchasing a couple extra games as gifts for my boyfriend simply because I wanted to reach that next $10 mark and get another trading card...</div>

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