The psychology behind the Companion Cube's fame

Sign up for CuriosityStream and free access to Nebula! https://curiositystream.com/storymode Examining how Portal uses the psychology of loss aversion and the endowment effect to give the player an emotional attachment to the Weighted Companion Cube. PATREON: http://bit.ly/StoryModePatreon Geoff's Book: Achievement Relocked: Loss Aversion and Game Design Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3rsPD9x The Psychology of Video Games Podcast: https://www.psychologyofgames.com/202... Twitter:   / storymodeon   Facebook:   / storymodeon   Instagram:   / storymode_on   Special Thanks Geoffrey Engelstein Founder-level Patrons Sharon Fagen Arne Meyer Kunal Nayyar Producers Vince Major (  / vincemajor  ) Wyatt Strain (  / wyattari  ) Michael Tucker (  / michaeltuckerla  ) Writers Brian Bitner (  / brianbitner  ) Alex Calleros (  / alex_calleros  ) Michael Tucker Editors Alex Calleros Michael Tucker Game Capture Artist Wyatt Strain Original Music by: Warm Binary -   / warmbinary