Irrational Games Interview Podcast
There are so many little gems of information in this podcast. The developers from Bioshock and Elder Scrolls sit down and have a chat about the gaming industry, spilling all kinds of knowledge about their craft. I really found this facinitaing to listen to. I learned so much about developing games and why they make thier games the way they do. Much of it involved the psychology of their design. Makes me think about making one 
“The trick to arcade games it to let the player see exactly what they should have done right before they die. This way they can see what mistakes they made and put another quarter in.” - Todd Howard of Bethesda.
They went on to say how they use this strategy in today’s games – not really to gain more quarters, but to keep the player engaged and wanting to come back and try again.
I really enjoyed the talk they had about the similarities of Vegas slot machines to video games. So true, but something I had never had considered. The psychology of this was really eye opening.
LINK: Irrational Games Podcast
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