Why an Extraction Shooter Is a Hidden Casino
summary
The talk analyses how Extraction Shooter games (examples given: Hunt: Showdown and Escape From Tarkov) embed gambling-like mechanics by making players risk raids to extract rewards, drawing parallels to betting and casino design acknowledged by some developers. It examines player psychology in risky shooters, the triggers that exploit gambling tendencies, and discusses where these tendencies may lead in the coming years, explicitly focusing on gameplay mechanics rather than gacha or lootboxes.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:25Risk in game design
- 8:19Demo of excitement
- 10:05Extraction shooter genre
- 14:15Early genre reps
- 24:41Key traits
- 27:32Extraction shooters vs gambling
- 34:04Balancing challenges
- 39:22Hidden gambling elements
- 41:11Preventing gambling behavior
- 43:18Future of Ukrainian extraction shooters
- 44:01Q&A
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