In the first case, the feeling of accomplishment may be greater after struggling for a long period and the pleasure may be associated with an important activation in the reward system. In the second case, the difficulty is lower, but the gratification is more frequent, keeping the reward system activated for longer.
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We often cover its graphics, the story, or the gameplay. A selling adjective often used by those who enjoy games is that it's addictive, but have you ever wondered what are the mechanisms that make our brains enjoy games so much?
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