{"id":6600,"date":"2018-12-17T06:18:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T19:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=6600"},"modified":"2018-12-16T22:39:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T11:39:52","slug":"why-is-a-farming-video-game-so-popular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/why-is-a-farming-video-game-so-popular\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is a Farming Video Game so Popular?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/farming-simulator-19-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/farming-simulator-19-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/farming-simulator-19-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/farming-simulator-19-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/farming-simulator-19-101x55.jpg 101w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/farming-simulator-19.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farming-simulator.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Farming Simulator 19<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 This new release video can&#8217;t be dismissed as some niche sim game.\u00a0 In less than 20 days it sold more than 1 million copies&#8230;but why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I investigated the rise of interest in the category of &#8220;mindful&#8221; video games by speaking with Jeffrey Brand from Bond University.\u00a0 Listen below.<\/span><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6600-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Farming-Simulator-19_Interview-with-Professor-Jeffrey-Brand.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Farming-Simulator-19_Interview-with-Professor-Jeffrey-Brand.mp3\">https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Farming-Simulator-19_Interview-with-Professor-Jeffrey-Brand.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2E8rA_Zd1PM?controls=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farming Simulator 19.\u00a0 This new release video can&#8217;t be dismissed as some niche sim game.\u00a0 In less than 20 days it sold more than 1 million copies&#8230;but why? 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