A review by thefriendlyabyss
Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People who Play Them by Jamie Madigan

4.0

Getting Gamers is a fantastic book, chock full of useful information that takes a stab at answering a wide variety of questions that all manner of gamers and game designers will find interesting and applicable. Whether your a noobie, fresh into the hobby, a veteran hardcore gamer, or a working professional, I can’t recommend this book enough.

I found myself bouncing from saying “Duh, of course!” after Jamie expertly outlines the psychological underpinnings of why in-app purchases are so successful to being supremely intrigued by the in-depth look at violence in video games.

These are questions worth asking, and Getting Gamers does a good job at answering them.