tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842588185211477459.post5519490313011028094..comments2020-01-02T16:28:56.064-08:00Comments on The Logical Woman: From Chaos to OrderMarcia Burrowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03075336216437125199noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842588185211477459.post-64106764919020719722020-01-02T16:28:56.064-08:002020-01-02T16:28:56.064-08:00Is there a corresponding desire for chaos? Smashin...Is there a corresponding desire for chaos? Smashing a sand castle into clumps, destroying buildings in the arcade game Rampage, Pie Face, water dunk tanks at carnivals, etc.?<br /><br />Are there fewer such games because chaos --> order is more pleasing? <br /><br />AaronJVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145025503046385470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4842588185211477459.post-6695218482511406832020-01-02T13:24:26.456-08:002020-01-02T13:24:26.456-08:00Yes, there is a neuroscience explanation for that ...Yes, there is a neuroscience explanation for that mechanism.<br />Human brain has evolved to be very efficient at finding patterns. <br />Even when there is no pattern, that is the explanation of pareidolia; people sees figures or faces in the clouds, in the moon, in rocks on a landscape, etc<br />And then , there is a chemical satisfaction to give positive feedback to the brain when it is finding patterns. <br />That explains, for instance, why Candy Crush and similar games are so addictive. Or the example you mentioned, Sudoku.<br />I think it is a very interesting thing to explore in a game.Carlos E. Ferrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102603576347715180noreply@blogger.com