Annoying Addictive Apps
Whether you are an Android or Apple user it is very likely that you have downloaded at least one of the top games onto your mobile device. These apps are very simple to get the hang of and tempt you in until soon the addiction is clear for all to see.
The need to play the particular game grips the mobile user and before they know it they are playing it in bed, on the toilet, waiting for a train, watching the TV, at the breakfast table etc. Just one more level...
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After a while the addiction lessens as the game becomes too repetitive and if disciplined enough the app may even be deleted. The games designers are wise to this though, they keep releasing new versions. One of the most successful of these games is Angry Birds, which is now, in probably its fifth incarnation, cleverly combining the game with the phenomenon that is Star Wars. The genius of these games is the option to purchase extra content within the game. In game purchases provide a short cut to success, a quick way to complete that annoying level that has had you stuck for at least 15 minutes. It plays into the immediate gratification culture that has started to develop. Each purchase is less than one pound but they soon start to add up.
I have never fallen for the in game purchase although I can see how easy it would be for some people.
I have just been introduced to another of these annoying game apps, Temple Run. This is a very simple, respective game that involves a person running along a pathway, the aim to avoid obstacles and to run as far as possible without falling off, running into something or being caught by a group of gorilla monsters. As you run coins are collected. These can be used to buy help to improve your chances of completing the level. It is of course possible to buy in game, with real money, more of this help.
Take my advice, don't download them, read a book instead.
The need to play the particular game grips the mobile user and before they know it they are playing it in bed, on the toilet, waiting for a train, watching the TV, at the breakfast table etc. Just one more level...
After a while the addiction lessens as the game becomes too repetitive and if disciplined enough the app may even be deleted. The games designers are wise to this though, they keep releasing new versions. One of the most successful of these games is Angry Birds, which is now, in probably its fifth incarnation, cleverly combining the game with the phenomenon that is Star Wars. The genius of these games is the option to purchase extra content within the game. In game purchases provide a short cut to success, a quick way to complete that annoying level that has had you stuck for at least 15 minutes. It plays into the immediate gratification culture that has started to develop. Each purchase is less than one pound but they soon start to add up.
I have never fallen for the in game purchase although I can see how easy it would be for some people.
I have just been introduced to another of these annoying game apps, Temple Run. This is a very simple, respective game that involves a person running along a pathway, the aim to avoid obstacles and to run as far as possible without falling off, running into something or being caught by a group of gorilla monsters. As you run coins are collected. These can be used to buy help to improve your chances of completing the level. It is of course possible to buy in game, with real money, more of this help.
Take my advice, don't download them, read a book instead.
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