What Astro Bot Can Teach About Psychology
26What gives Astro Bot "the essence of fun?"
Actual psychologists, please feel free to correct anything I say (though I hope it’s not a lot and that I did my research well).
0:00 Intro
3:24 Kindchenschema
4:27 Flow
7:38 Stimulation
10:32 Destruction
11:58 MDD
14:05 “A kids game”
15:47 “Not nostalgic for me”
17:38 Nostalgia
22:03 PlayStation Rant
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26. Astro Bot - Behind The Scenes Series EP2: Techno Magic https://youtu.be/IXw-rHVyEQY?si=oioksuOmYAXUhxZ9
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