Sidenote Podcast | Among Us: how video games play with your emotions @SidenotePodcast | Uploaded November 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Among Us is so addictive due to guilt, reward pathways in the brain and making taboo things feel normal. On top of that we play Among Us to communicate, be sly and feel the high it takes from lying to others. Whether you are playing with 1001 players, just 2 or failing completely FAIL FAIL FAIL, the game taps into many other aspects of why video games are so addictive.
Among Us is so addictive due to guilt, reward pathways in the brain and making taboo things feel normal. On top of that we play Among Us to communicate, be sly and feel the high it takes from lying to others. Whether you are playing with 1001 players, just 2 or failing completely FAIL FAIL FAIL, the game taps into many other aspects of why video games are so addictive.