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uxpandora's avatar

It's particularly interesting to see how emotional pain is wielded in game design to keep users engaged. In my line of work in UX design, we often focus on eliminating pain points to enhance user satisfaction. However, this article opens up an intriguing discussion on how carefully calibrated 'pain' could potentially serve as a tool for user engagement and action. Definitely food for thought as we consider designing more emotionally resonant experiences

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Sandra Vu's avatar

It is hard to describe in words "the pain in game design". The best way to experience it is to play the games :)

I believe human craves certain pain, desired pain - evident in love, game design, and many more forms of arts.

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