How Puzzle Games Hack Your Brain

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That one tweet that got me thinkin about this whole thing
https://bsky.app/profile/lincolnhello.bsky.social/post/3llzvvxmczc2h

Project Zomboid tutorial footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf8MXxYPcy4

Channels featured in this video (in order of appearance):
https://youtube.com/@UCNwXk1mst3ddgRd9tj-pHtg
https://youtube.com/@UCHwtdl2CXpgcu-y7VQL-rlg
https://youtube.com/@UCeA3glI4YhHKycXgZR0Kd-g
https://youtube.com/@UClPtBcWVxgSyX7x7lHI1kcg
https://www.youtube.com/@UCPfAss-DCnW28ZxMD2SVauQ


Research sources:

Edward Deci's studies on intrinsic motivation:
https://www.edweek.org/education/gold-star-junkies/2000/02
https://www.apa.org/members/content/intrinsic-motivation
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232452540_Effects_of_externally_mediated_rewards_on_intrinsic_motivation

Corvid diagram used at 1:29:
https://www.reddit.com/r/birding/comments/1ks6w3l/oc_another_fun_illustration_i_created_of_the/

University of Oxford's studies on animal tool usage:
https://users.ox.ac.uk/~kgroup/tools/tool_manufacture.shtml

University of York and St. Andrew's study on animal puzzle solving:
https://neurosciencenews.com/animal-play-tools-7651/
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article/4/9/170652/93663/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzeTE0E0rNg

Neural activity associated with the 'Eureka!' moment:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC387268/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10366031/


Songs used (in order, by game):

Rhythm Heaven Fever OST - Bossa Nova
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFiGPaPONkY

Mario Kart World OST - Cheep Cheep Beach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRpIxC75QHI

Jackbox Party Pack 8: JobJob OST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gVZmRkmvYk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL2_G17_4ss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6ww72vf_oc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjURdvj7uEo

Superliminal OST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uNh7FJ7tlg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7mdb3yQJ0E

Portal OST - Subject Name Here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA5z4hg_3xM

Portal 2 OST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm5Dz9jmf1o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0nxHMAV5wI

Jackbox Party Pack 6: Role Models OST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPSjRz43gq0

The Curse of Monkey Island OST - Wally Crying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge2nsMQ7aqE

[Timestamps]
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - Motivating Curiosity
12:07 - Teaching players (to teach themselves)
21:27 - Helping players (to help themselves)
29:33 - Thinking with portals
37:40 - Lateral thinking problems
45:50 - JUMPSCARE (outro)