“Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video-Game Design"

The author includes the section title “Challenge” to show —

• why video games require skill in order to be finished

• why people try to quickly complete the challenges in a video game

• why people purchase so many different types of video games

• why video games increase in difficulty as players become more skilled

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Which phrase from paragraph 4 help the reader understand the meaning of effortless?

• a flow state

• performance is automatic

• wholly focused

• this state of mind

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In paragraph 3, the author introduces the idea of “flow” in order to ____________

• encourage readers to try different kinds of video games

• explain why some video games are better than others

• show how creators of video games work together

• describe a strategy used by successful players of video games

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Select a sentence below that SHOULD NOT be included in a summary about the article?

• To keep video game players in the zone, the game must have challenges, keep the player's focus, and provide them with rewards.

• In the article, the author describes how video games with dragons are often difficult to beat.

• One-way video game players become immersed in a game is with challenges that are not too easy or too difficult.

• When a player is in a state of flow, they don't have to think about what they're doing because it becomes automatic.

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Read the inference below.

Good Video Games require more than just a fun adventure and unique characters.

Which two pieces of evidence from the article support the inference?

• In order to keep us in the zone, games have to increase their level of difficulty at precisely the same rate at which players improve their level of skill.

• That's because focus, our ability to pay attention, is like a flashlight beam-it can only shine on  one or two things at a time

• Fighting the dragon should be fun, but we need a reason to keep trying too.

• the best designers keep us in the zone by steering our attention, like movie directors, from one challenge to the next-we're simply along for the ride.

• Imagine your brain is like a backpack. If it's filled to the top with just the skills required for the game, there's no room left for any distractions. 

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What is the purpose of the bulleted points in the final section?

• They give readers advice about how to play video games better and enjoy them more.

• They summarize the kinds of rewards that players of video games like best.

• They present the main points regarding “flow.”

• They list and rate several popular video games.

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1. True or False: Simple video games are more likely to put you “in the zone.”

• True
• False

2. True or False: The secret is designing video games that have clear feedback, so the player knows how they’re doing in the game.

• True
• False

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3. True or False: When you are in a state of flow, you don’t have to think; your performance is automatic.�

• True
• False

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4. True or False: Video games with easy challenges keep players interested longer.

• True
• False

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