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The Serotonin Machine: On Grinding
Posted on Sep 24, 2014Sep 26, 2015

The Serotonin Machine: On Grinding

[Originally posted on The Ontological Geek] For several years now it’s been semi-standard practice for games to record the amount of time played. When I look at the number of hours I’ve spent playing a game I try to keep in mind a short article by Kat Chastain about the way games consume time. To summarize … Continue reading The Serotonin Machine: On Grinding

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