Over the past month I’ve been playing a fair bit of Destiny 2, a video game. The game achieves immersion similarly to the first one, by rewarding you with special items and loot the more you play. The game is essentially a big gamble as to what you’ll receive and when you receive it; it can’t be controlled and functions on a lottery like system. As a result of this, you continually feel enticed to return to the game over and over again to “increase your chances” of obtaining good gear. This game gave me a good insight into what it must be like to have an addiction to gambling, as that is the topic I’m covering for my final assessment. By using colourful rewards and satisfying noises, the game constantly rewards you even when you don’t actually win, and this encourages further play. Seeing what other players have obtained also entices you to keep playing, as it gives you something to try and work towards, even though you have little control in actually determining when and how you get a reward. The environments themselves are also extremely immersive. There is always something happening around you and some kind of activity to take part in. Even when making your way to a particular location, it’s easy to become distracted along the way by other events and players inhabiting the same game world as you.