Game Mechanics

This player is experiencing

• flow
• naches
• fiero
• The Flynn Effect

Which is NOT one of the requirements for encouraging players to experience flow?

• fun
• clear goals
• rigidly-defined rules
• the potential for measured improvement

When a player's skill is perfectly matched to the level of challenge, it is called

• fiero
• play
• flow
• easy fun

At it's most essential, a game is about

• fun & conflict
• narrative & interactivity
• rules & play
• a quantifiable outcome 

Which is NOT a necessary characteristic of a game

• a quantifiable outcome
• narrative
• conflict
• rules

In a game, feedback is rewarding because it is

• rapid
• frequent
• clear
• all of these

The two required elements of a window of enhanced engagement are

• fun & collaboration
• uncertainty & social interaction
• progress bars & rewards
• memory & confidence

In a game, ALL effort is rewarded, whether it is completely successful or not

• True
• False

Multiple long- and short-term goals are rewarding because

• Players can tackle goals in a parallel fashion 
• Players can tackle goals one at a time
• All goals point players towards a larger goal
• All of these

Which is NOT a way in which games reward the brain?

• lots of easy fun
• experience bars measuring progress
• element of uncertainty
• social interaction