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Games researcher and author Aaron Dignan schools us at the 99% Conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tumblrize-permalink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=25755\" title=\"Go to original post at The Curious Brain\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/vimeo.com\/30566074 Real life isn&rsquo;t always satisfying, but games almost always are. So how can we take the principles that make Angry Birds so addictive and apply them to work? Games researcher and author Aaron Dignan schools us at the 99% Conference. 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