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Links between problem gambling and spending on booster packs in collectible card games: A conceptual replication of research on loot boxes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Loot boxes are digital containers of randomised rewards present in some video games which are often purchasable for real world money. Recently, concerns have been raised that loot boxes might approximate traditional gambling activities, and that people ...
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Rare Loot Box Rewards Trigger Larger Arousal and Reward Responses, and Greater Urge to Open More Loot Boxes. [PDF]
J Gambl Stud, 2021 AbstractLoot boxes are a purchasable video-game feature consisting of randomly determined, in-game virtual items. Due to their chance-based nature, there is much debate as to whether they constitute a form of gambling. We sought to address this issue by examining whether players treat virtual loot box rewards in a way that parallels established reward ...
Larche CJ +4 more
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Problem gamblers spend less money when loot boxes are removed from a game: a before and after study of Heroes of the Storm [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Loot boxes are items in video games that may be paid for with real-world money, but which contain randomised contents. There is a reliable correlation between loot box spending and problem gambling severity: the more money gamers spend on loot boxes, the
David Zendle
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, 2022 "Loot boxes" are video game mechanics that provide randomized rewards. "Paid loot boxes" that require purchase using real-world money by players are frequently implemented by companies to "monetize" and generate revenue. The technical definition of "loot
Xiao, Leon Y.
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Loot boxes are again linked to problem gambling: Results of a replication study. [PDF]
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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Loot Boxes, Gambling-Like Mechanics in Video Games [PDF]
, 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.
Grabarczyk, Paweł +4 more
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JMIR Serious GamesBackground The video game industry has introduced a new form of monetization through microtransactions. A controversial example has been the so-called “loot boxes” (LBs) as virtual objects, which are randomized and bought with legal money.
González-Cabrera J +5 more
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Play or pay to win: Loot boxes and gaming disorder in FIFA ultimate team [PDF]
Telematics and Informatics Reports, 2022 The aim of this study was to examine the relevant characteristics and motivations of 1144 international players of FIFA Ultimate Team for spending money on player packs (i.e., loot boxes).
Jeroen S. Lemmens
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Loot boxes, gambling-related risk factors, and mental health in Mainland China: A large-scale survey. [PDF]
Addictive Behaviours, 2023 Loot boxes can be bought with real-world money to obtain random content inside video games. Loot boxes are viewed by many as gambling-like and are prevalently implemented globally.
Leon Y. Xiao +3 more
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Revista Semestral de Direito EconômicoInvestiga-se a utilização de loot boxes (caixas surpresas ou caixas de recompensa) em vídeo games (jogos eletrônicos) tanto a nível nacional quanto internacionalmente, com o objetivo de compreender se existem restrições ao seu uso, especialmente à luz da
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