How Puzzle Games Hack Your Brain
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Project Zomboid tutorial footage:
• Project Zomboid - In-Game Tutorial Gamepla...
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Research sources:
Edward Deci's studies on intrinsic motivation:
https://www.edweek.org/education/gold...
https://www.apa.org/members/content/i...
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Corvid diagram used at 1:29:
/ oc_another_fun_illustration_i_created_of_the
University of Oxford's studies on animal tool usage:
https://users.ox.ac.uk/~kgroup/tools/...
University of York and St. Andrew's study on animal puzzle solving:
https://neurosciencenews.com/animal-p...
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rs...
• Object exploration in Kea and Crows
Neural activity associated with the 'Eureka!' moment:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...
Songs used (in order, by game):
Rhythm Heaven Fever OST - Bossa Nova
• Bossa Nova - Rhythm Heaven Fever
Mario Kart World OST - Cheep Cheep Beach
• DS Cheep Cheep Beach (Mario Kart DS) - Mar...
Jackbox Party Pack 8: JobJob OST
• Job Job | Icebreaker 1 | The Jackbox Party...
• Job Job | Icebreaker 2 | The Jackbox Party...
• Job Job | Scoreboard | The Jackbox Party P...
• Job Job | Composition 2 | The Jackbox Part...
Superliminal OST
• Superliminal OST - Hopeful (Main Menu and ...
• Superliminal OST - Alarming (Level 8 - Whi...
Portal OST - Subject Name Here
• Portal Soundtrack | Subject Name Here
Portal 2 OST
• Portal 2 Soundtrack - Still Alive (Radio M...
• Portal 2 OST Volume 2 - Forwarding the Cau...
Jackbox Party Pack 6: Role Models OST
• Task Minigame (From "Role Models")
The Curse of Monkey Island OST - Wally Crying
• The Curse of Monkey Island OST - 05 - Wall...
[Timestamps]
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - Motivating Curiosity
12:07 - Teaching players (to teach themselves)
21:27 - Helping players (to help themselves)
29:33 - Thinking with portals
37:40 - Lateral thinking problems
45:50 - JUMPSCARE (outro)