Understanding F2P with the four pleasures model

This microtalk was originally presented at Unknown Worlds' monthly Postmortem meetup in San Francisco. In the talk, I explain the 4 pleasures model, a mental framework I use in my work as a monetization design consultant to aid hesitant developers in better understanding F2P players. This model, presented by anthropologist Lionel Tiger in his book The Pursuit of Pleasure, explains 4 different types of pleasure:

As explained in the talk, these four categories of pleasure can be helpful in explaining the joy derived from games ranging from Candy Crush Saga to Call of Duty: Ghosts to Demon's Souls.