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In Chapter 9, we mentioned the importance of the cognitive flow in a game. We identified the cognitive flow in that condition in which the player is totally immersed into the activity of playing. While in this status, the player senses a loss of self-awareness and extreme focus on the task and loses track of the time passing. In this phase, the player is constantly learning, and this gives them amusement.
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Cossu, S.M. (2019). Designing Platformers. In: Game Development with GameMaker Studio 2. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5010-5_10
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