Oct 21, 2026, 5:54 PM@ryanprior i think also with lower resolutions fruit is convenient readable symbol that people consistently as being desirable, whereas when you have higher resolutions you can make more specific things that fit the themes of the game better
@aeva that's true, but I was thinking about how popular fruit still is in HD casino gaming to this day. You can play pirate slots and you're still going to be matching rows of 🍉, and I think that hints at something deep about the human vision system and reward function
Oct 21, 2026, 6:03 PM@ryanprior I agree. I think casino games also have to rely more on abstract symbolism and archetypes though, but I'm not really familiar with the aesthetics of contemporary gambling. I imagine the symbolic language goes way back before electronic slot machines though.
Oct 21, 2026, 6:08 PM@ryanprior i think there's also this thing where the videogames industry has a certain amount of discomfort with their videogames looking like videogames, whereas i assume the gambling industry has no such anxiety about slot machines looking like slot machines