Conversation started Feb 2, 2015 at 17:59.
Feb 2, 2015 17:59
let's take a step back
you ever get that point when they have tons of games in front of them, but no motivation to play them?
yes, certainly
do you know why that happens?
I have an idea
Choice delusion? There's something in psychology that says when you have too many choices, you spend more time making the choice than doing the action
Feb 2, 2015 18:03
This is a common phenomenon, it's called the "paradox of choice" or also "analysis paralysis" and "overchoice."
huh
guess we're talking about different feelings then
I was thinking of oversatiation
yay i was close
@Hakase it's the same thing. read one of the article or watch the video
here's a personal example, when I had 7-8 games installed I'd always think for a couple of minutes "which one do I feel like playing the most" and then end up not playing anything at all
once I switched over to having 1 multiplayer game and 1 single player game things have gone much better, now if I feel like gaming I just launch the 1 game I have (be it single or multiplayer), play till I get bored and I'm done.
this way I also get to have a more "objective" view of the games I play, if there's a big annoyance or the game has some serious flaws, I'm more likely to notice it since it's the only game I'll play for a week or two, same thing goes for the positive things which really makes good games a long lasting pleasant experience
there are many ways to solve this problem and this solution is only one of many
 
Conversation ended Feb 2, 2015 at 18:08.