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Dr. Ben discusses player communication and attention in TTRPGs (Episode #147). #dnd #pathfinder #ttrpg #wfrp Curiosity Loops https://youtu.be/WyDkyxxX0Ag The Sound of Silence https://youtu.be/ul4df58FIlU Website https://rpgphd.com/ RPG PHD swag!!! https://rpg-phd.myspreadshop.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089593636905 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rpg_phd/ Bluesky @rpg-phd.bsky.social Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87730462&view_as=patron --------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 00:53 Understanding Players Wants 03:49 Experience Maps 05:16 Micro-Tasting Menu 07:48 Experience Roles 10:43 Alchemy of Attention 19:52 Counterarguments 22:08 Thoughts? --------------------------------------------- Berlyne, D. E. (1960). Conflict, arousal, and curiosity. McGraw-Hill. Brook, P. (1968). The empty space. Penguin. Goffman, E. (1959). The presentation of self in everyday life. Anchor Books. Gilbert, D. T. (2006). Stumbling on happiness. Knopf. Huron, D. (2006). Sweet anticipation: Music and the psychology of expectation. MIT Press. Iglesias, K. (2005). Writing for emotional impact. WingSpan Press. Litman, J. A. (2005). Curiosity and the pleasures of learning: Wanting and liking new information. Cognition and Emotion, 19(6), 793–814. Loewenstein, G. (1994). The psychology of curiosity: A review and reinterpretation. Psychological Bulletin, 116(1), 75–98. Pinter, H. (1976). Plays: One. Methuen. Ryan, M.-L. (20 06). Avatars of story. University of Minnesota Press. Stanislavski, K. (1936). An actor prepares. Theatre Arts Books. Laws, R. D. (2010). Hamlet’s hit points. Gameplaywright. Murray, J. H. (1997). Hamlet on the holodeck: The future of narrative in cyberspace. Free Press. Upton, B. (2015). The aesthetic of play. MIT Press. Sweller, J. (1988). Cognitive load during problem solving: Effects on learning. Cognitive Science, 12(2), 257–285. Norman, D. A. (2013). The design of everyday things: Revised and expanded edition. Basic Books. Music and Sounds: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Erdns8jA3D/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/MRyCi54t7M/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/AQBpWzOsID/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/yCvSWOBYUe/ Music: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/c0X3Z8H8uZ/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/yCvSWOBYUe/ Music: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/bWHPOsoaql/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/uDAHxg3lIS/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/e3mQvva1kZ/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/e3mQvva1kZ/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/e3mQvva1kZ/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/2dLRmfzdA5/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/jrNZjxJQqZ/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/c0X3Z8H8uZ/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/sound-effects/tracks/8c51eca6-dbb5-4925-b4ec-7ee51630322e