Podcast: Game Dev Dialogs

Episode 3: Games and Cognitive Biases

Why do some games feel unfair when their math is perfectly fair, as well as the other way around? Ian Schreiber, cofounder of Global Game Jam and Assistant Professor at RIT, explains various cognitive biases, from selection bias to the hot-hand fallacy, and how they affect the experience and design of games.

Speakers

Ian Schreiber

Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology

Lisa Takehana

Game Designer