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Loot Boxes: Gambling-Like Mechanics in Video Games
, 2021 Cite as: Xiao L.Y., Henderson L.L., Nielsen R.K.L., Grabarczyk P., & Newall P.W.S. (2021). Loot Boxes, Gambling-Like Mechanics in Video Games. In N. Lee (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games. Springer. Loot boxes are mechanics often found in video games that provide the player with randomised virtual rewards. Some loot boxes can be
Leon Y. Xiao +4 more
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Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2022 Recently there has been increased interest in understanding the relationship between microtransactions, gaming, and gambling. This review aimed to synthesise the evidence on the relationship between microtransactions, ‘Internet Gaming Disorder’ (IGD ...
Phillip C. Raneri +4 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 In-game purchases, including microtransactions and loot box spending, are the monetization systems of free-to-play online games. Although some studies have suggested that excessive in-game purchases increase the risk of psychosocial maladjustment and ...
Hiroki Shinkawa +3 more
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Global Playgrounds: Young People, Digital Citizenship and Loot Boxes [PDF]
, 2023 No abstract available.
Jayemanne, Darshana +2 more
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Random Numbers and Gaming [PDF]
, 2017 In Counter Strike: Global Offensive spray pattern control becomes a muscle memory to a player after long periods of playing. It’s a design choice that makes the gunplay between players more about instant crosshair placement with the faster player usually
Baglin, Sinjin
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Loot boxes and problem gambling: Investigating the “gateway hypothesis”
Addictive Behaviors, 2022 Loot boxes are purchasable items in video games with a chance-based outcome. They have attracted substantial attention from academics and legislators over recent years, partly because of associations between loot box engagement and problem gambling. Some researchers have suggested that loot boxes may act as a gateway into subsequent gambling and/or ...
Spicer, Stuart Gordon +5 more
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Bioscience students were asked for their opinions on the value and teaching of skills. 204 responded that teamwork, time management and study skills are necessary to reach University, that scientific writing, research, laboratory and presentation skills are taught effectively during their studies, while other skills are gained inherently through study ...
Janella Borrell, Susan Crennell
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Lottery Action, Vol. 15, no. 1, January 7-27, 2008 [PDF]
, 2008 Iowa Lottery Authority Newsletter for Lottery ...
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this work, we introduce a trifluoromethoxy (OCF3) group as a pseudo‐halogen terminal group design for non‐fullerene acceptors, which combines strong inductive electron‐withdrawing ability with moderate resonance donation. The as‐synthesized BTP‐OCF3, when benchmarked against its methoxy analogue BTP‐OCH3, demonstrates narrowed bandgap ...
Chunliang Li +16 more
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Loot boxes are again linked to problem gambling: Results of a replication study.
PLoS ONE, 2019 Loot boxes are items in video games that contain randomised contents and can be purchased with real-world money. Similarities between loot boxes and forms of gambling have led to questions about their legal status, and whether they should be regulated as
David Zendle, Paul Cairns
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