Questão
ID 3169035Disciplina: Língua Inglesa
Assunto: Notícias e Artigos Jornalísticos | News Articles
Ano: 2024 Banca: CONSESP Concursos Órgão: Hospital de Amor de Barretos
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Flappy Bird creator cites addiction for pulling game
Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen says he removed his popular mobile title because he feared players were becoming too addicted to the game.
In an email interview, Nguyen says the response prompted him to pull Flappy Bird from Apple's App Store and Google Play on Sunday despite it sitting atop the Free Games charts.
"Flappy Bird has unexpected effects", says Nguyen. "It causes addiction (in) people. I think it is an unexpected problem... and I have to remove it."
The mobile game features a bird player who must navigate through a series of pipes extending from the top and bottom of the screen. Players tap the screen to keep the bird airborne. Flappy Bird was known for being highly challenging, as the slightest graze against a pipe ended the game.
Flappy Bird acabou se transformando em um assunto muito comentado. O jogo simples e desafiador, em que é necessário ajudar um pássaro a passar pelos canos sem encostar em objetos ou no chão, tornou-se um grande fenômeno. De acordo com o texto, Dong Nguyen: