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- Why do I lose time playing? Game features reported by players as being more satisfyingPublication . Paulon, Lucas; Fernandes, Farley Millano de Mendonça; Rodrigues, Paulo Joaquim Fonseca da Silva FarinhaThis dissertation had the objetive to relate elements from cognitive psychology with game design. For this purpose, it was discussed some features that constitutes a game, game design in order to create a good playing experience for players, presented persuasion strategies and thus how rewards given to players may keep them interested in the game and influence their behavior. To conclude, a list has been created with elements that were discussed and identified as being relevant in creating a good game experience. Besides, data collected from an online form done with players, with a total of 182 answers, was analysed for the sake of testing some hypotheses and concluding that challenge difficulty, player choices and playing with friends are important features.