Billboards disguised as casinos
Posted on 16. Sep, 2008 by Jonathan Cherry in Design
Casinos are chock-a-block with sneaky psychological tricks which have been handed down through the ages via Vegas to convince punters to part with their cash.
Nobody [other than card counting actuaries] actually ever wins anything at these places, but the bells, lights, fancy carpet design and MVP areas all combine perfectly to create a trance-like desire to happily lose all your cash [this may sound like we're also referring to your ex-wife here, but that's completely unintentional].
Here’s a fascinating interview, with pictures, with a Tokyo-based architecture design company and the work they’ve done for casinos with the intention of attracting and milking gamers.
Read: Tokyo Odyssey: Pachinko Parlour Glitz – Pingmag
We’re stringing a new set of brightly-coloured Christmas tree lights outside the Cherryflava HQ as we speak to test the theory. Will let you know.
