A talk at Gamelab 2013 in Barcelona.

1. Technology + Psychology =
Destiny
Jesse Schell
Gamelab 2013

2. CrystalBallSociety.com

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PsychologyTechnology Destiny

13. Psychological Reality 1:
The Innovator’s Dilemma

17. Psychological
Reality 2:
We seek novelty

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SOURCE: Journal of Neuroscience 2001;27

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23. The Hype Curve
Put Jokes Here

25. Psychological
Reality 3:
Touch is Primal

27. History of symbolic logic
(3,000 years)
History of tool use
(3,000,000 years)
History of touch
(300,000,000 years)

28. Psychological Reality 4:
Venues, not devices

29.  “Anywhere”
 The Hearth
Reading Nook 
Workbench 

31. Psychological
Reality 5:
Self-
Determination
Theory

32. Self-Determination Theory
Competence Autonomy Relatedness
I want to be
good at what
I do!
I want
freedom!
I want to
connect to
others!

33. Psychological Reality 6:
We Seek Pleasure

34. “Hafta” “Wanna”
Slavery Freedom
Work Play
Efficiency Pleasure

38. Psychological Reality 7:
A plan is a real thing.

42. (Data courtesy EEDAR via Geoff Zatkin)

43. Psychological Reality 8:
Cheating Feels Bad

46. Psychological Reality 9:
We HATE to lose progress

50. Psychological Reality 10:
Everyone seeks Utopia

54. 1849

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61. Keys to Utopia: Magical Interfaces Fair Payment
Less A, more I Family & Friends Transformation

63. Thanks!
Slides: jesseschell.com
Twitter: @jesseschell
Email: jesse@schellgames.com

64. Ten Psychological Realities
1. The Innovator’s
Dilemma
2. We Seek Novelty
3. Touch is Primal
4. Venues, Not Devices
5. Self-Determination
Theory
6. We Seek Pleasure
7. A Plan is a Real Thing
8. Cheating Feels Bad
9. We HATE to lose
progress
10. Everyone Seeks Utopia
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