People are spending hours clicking on a banana to (maybe) make some money. A 300-year-old behavioural economics theory explains why

  • Written by: Ganna Pogrebna, Executive Director, AI and Cyber Futures Institute, Charles Sturt University
People are spending hours clicking on a banana to (maybe) make some money. A 300-year-old behavioural economics theory explains whyShutterstock

In the ever-evolving online gaming landscape, one seemingly simple online game has captivated players. The free-to-play clicker Banana has amassed more than 850,000 concurrent players on the gaming platform Steam.

The game involves clicking on bananas to be rewarded every so often with “skins”. These are essentially virtual...

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