(🧵4) … collection and progression systems embedded in modern games and apps and instead been more interested in seeking out complete stories crafted in artful and creative ways. (Games like Undertale and Monument Valley versus the typical dopamine-machine battle passes progressed via playtime)

(🧵3) …is reflective questions about the fun of playing the game up to that point and an intentional “meditation” or concentration on the fun that was had while it was being had rather than the fun of the “progression” or collection. Over time and repetition my son has been able to rebuff the…

(🧵2) … what emotions they feel and why. Often there is this “sunken cost” sensation of progress made in the game that is suddenly erased, and it feels frustrating to lose the investment of that time towards the game’s progress. The activity for that situation…