Achievements and Trophies: Addictive, but Awesome! - Episode #30

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People may consider video game trophies and achievements meaningless, others consider them vital to the overall gaming experience. We at the Bored Certified Gaming Podcast think of them as our lifeblood. From a psychological standpoint, gamers (including us) may even develop a bit of a dependence on them. These little slices of dopamine have been around since 2005, and it has been Andy and Amar's goal to get all of them. Not a lot of them, ALL of them. In this episode, the guys delve into the history, science, math, and english behind achievement and trophy hunting. Not the animal thing though. The video game stuff. They've spent the last decade or so collecting, and want to share their thoughts and personal experiences, while also bragging a little. Don't tell them that this is an intervention...