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Adolescents and loot boxes: links with problem gambling and motivations for purchase [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Loot boxes are items in video games that can be paid for with real-world money but contain randomized contents. Many games that feature loot boxes are played by adolescents.
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Loot box gambling addiction risk versus responsible computing: a systematic review
Journal on Interactive Systems, 2023 There are many ways to monetize video games: from the simple direct purchase to the system of “games as a service”. There are, however, forms of monetization that show strong indications of being detrimental to consumers, such as the so-called “loot ...
Luiz Felipe Carvalho Duarte +1 more
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Why loot boxes could be regulated as gambling [PDF]
Nature Human Behaviour, 2020 Do purchasable randomised reward mechanisms in video games (loot boxes) constitute gambling? Opinions often rest on whether virtual items obtained from loot boxes have real-world value. Using market data from real transactions, we show that virtual items have real-world monetary value and therefore could be regulated under existing gambling legislation.
Aaron Drummond +4 more
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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2021 Background: The main aim of the current study was to evaluate the relationship of loot box engagement to gender, disordered gaming, using massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), and motives for online gaming among young adults. Method:
Cuneyt Evren +4 more
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The discourse deictics ^ and <-- in a World of Warcraft community [PDF]
, 2012 In the written English variety used in a community of World of Warcraft players, two iconic lexical items created from symbols have undergone semantic change. The words analyzed are ^ and
Collister, LB
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Risk Factors Associated with Gambling on Loot Boxes
Psicothema, 2023 Background: : Loot boxes (LBs) are virtual objects that players open without knowing the value of the item they will obtain. Because of their features, studies have explored their association with gambling, finding commonalities. However, risk factors have been overlooked.
Juan A. Moriana +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Loot boxes are a popular mechanic within many video games, but it remains unclear if some forms of loot boxes can be seen of as gambling. However, the perspectives of players are often neglected, such as whether they see them as 'fair' game elements and ...
Sarah E Hodge +5 more
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Regulation of Video Gaming Loot Boxes: Lessons for South Africa from Abroad
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2023 To optimise income, video game developers incorporate microtransactions into their games. One such microtransaction is a loot box. This is a container that a gamer in certain instances can win or purchase to take a chance on the unknown contents in the ...
Eduard Van der Westhuizen +1 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Loot boxes are digital containers of randomised rewards available in many video games. Due to similarities between some loot boxes and traditional forms of gambling, concerns regarding the relationship between spending on loot boxes in video games and ...
Aaron Drummond +3 more
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Legal aspects of ways to monetize rights in the computer games industry
Правоприменение, 2023 The subject. The authors attempt a legal analysis of several forms of monetization of rights to computer games.The purpose of the article is the legal qualification of donations, crowdfunding, loot boxes as means of monetization.The research methodology ...
N. Yu. Andreev +3 more
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