Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design

Re-read the opening paragraph of "Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game design". What is the point of view of this paragraph?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

Re-read the opening paragraph of "Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game design". What is the author's purpose for writing in this point of view for the opening paragraph?

• The author is trying to describe what it would be like to fight a dragon in real life.

• The author is trying to encourage the reader to try fantasy themed video games.

• The author is trying to persuade the reader that the best video games are fantasy themed.

• The author is trying to engage the reader with the topic by describing what it's like to play an intense video game.

The author includes the section title "Challenge" to show...

• Why video games require skill in order to be finished.

• Why video games increase in difficulty as players become more skilled.

• Why people purchase so many different types of video games.

• Why people try to quickly complete the challenges in video games.

The author includes the detail about micro-rewards in paragraph 13 to explain...

• How focus helps to create flow for games.

• How rewards from small tasks lead to accomplishing big goals.

• How gamers like to focus on the ultimate goal at all times.

• How the brain produces the chemical dopamine.

In paragraph 3, the author introduces the idea of "flow" in order to...

• Encourage readers to try different kinds of video games.

• Show how creators of video games work together.

• Explain why some video games are better than others.

• Describe a strategy used to be successful players of video games.

What is the author's purpose for writing "Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Games"?

• The author is trying to entertain the reader with the variety of adventures you can go on in video games.

• The author is trying to inform the reader about the different elements required to make a video game successful.

• The author is trying to persuade the reader to stop playing video games because they can be violent.

• The author is trying to describe to the reader why video games are important to our society.

Select a sentence below that should not be included in a summary about the article.

• To keep video game player's 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.

Read the inference below. What 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 rate 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.

Which phrase describes the author's main purpose for including the feature at the end of the text?

• To suggest that gamers should avoid distractions while plauing.

• To suggest that gamers should play at the appropriate difficulty level.

• To provide readers with ways to use psychology to improve their gaming skills.

• To provide readers with methods for making their gaming goals more manageable.

What is the main theme of the article 'Get in the Zone: The Psychology of Video Game Design'?

• The impact of video games on mental health

• The elements that make video games engaging

• The history of video game development

• The role of video games in education