Shrink Exp Now

| Reason | Effect | |--------|--------| | Increase tension | Players avoid mistakes actively | | Soft reset | Prevents snowballing power | | Thematic alignment | Horror, decay, or sacrifice themes |

This focuses on process friction. Products located in high-traffic but under-camera areas receive a higher oEXP. So do items recently moved to a different shelf planogram (where employees might mis-scan them) or those undergoing a price change (a common source of clerical error). High employee turnover at a specific register lane also increases oEXP for that zone. Shrink EXP

Possible title:
Exponential Shrinkage Operators: Theory, Convergence, and Applications in Sparse Learning | Reason | Effect | |--------|--------| | Increase