Game Mechanic: Behavioral Momentum

Behavioral Momentum

Game Mechanic: Behavioral Momentum Stimpy pressing button.
Type	Behavioral
Boosts	Engagement, Loyalty, Revenue, Influence, Time Spent
Personality Type(s)	Achievers, Explorers, Socializers, Killers
See Also	Blissful Productivity, Infinite Gameplay, Epic Meaning

Behavioral Momentum is the tendency of players to keep doing what they have been doing.

Traditional Gaming

From Jesse Schell’s awesome DICE talk: “I have spent ten hours playing Farmville. I am a smart person and wouldn’t spend 10 hours on something unless it was useful. Therefore this must be useful, so I can keep doing it.”

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