OpenF2F Class Notes 21st July (Celeste)

tool – *** remember the ‘l’, tongue between the teeth

physcial layer to digital experiences – physical connection/ go-between

IRL – In Real Life
AR – Augmented Reality

absurd – crazy, ridiculous

capture / catch some insects

it’s very close to us – the characters resemble us / we wanted to be like the characters

Original

Why are people willing to pay much money for a game

Nowadays, mobile games are free to download, but if you want to get high score or level, you have to purchase tools or points, which we call “in-app purchase “. It is a efficient way to monetize for the game developers. They just enhance the difficulty and set some obstacles to force players charge money to overcome them.
It is absurd to spend a lot of time and money on intangible things. But for the players, they may get an extreme experience while they play the games. Maybe they want to resemble the characters in the game, with strong power and being able to beat everyone or every monster they meet.

Edited

Why are people willing to pay a lot of money for a game?

Nowadays, mobile games are free to download, but if you want to get high scores or levels, you have to purchase tools or points, which we call “in-app purchases”. It is an efficient way to monetize for the game developers. They just enhance the difficulty and set some obstacles to force players to charge money to overcome them.
It is absurd to spend a lot of time and money on intangible things. But for the players, they may desire an extreme experience/title/position/reputation while they play the games. Players can do this by gaining popularity and respect among other players or becoming world famous. Maybe they want to resemble the characters in the game that have strong power and are able to beat everyone or every monster they meet.