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The associations between autistic characteristics and microtransaction spending [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMicrotransactions provide optional, virtual, video game goods that, for an additional cost to the player, provide additional game content and alter the gameplay experience.
Tegan Charnock +3 more
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Loot Boxes, Gambling, and Problem Gambling Among Young People: Results from a Cross-Sectional Online Survey. [PDF]
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw, 2021 Wardle H, Zendle D.
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Acta PsychologicaLoot boxes are gambling-like products inside video games that players can purchase with real-world money to obtain random rewards. Stakeholders (e.g., players, parents, and policymakers) are concerned about their potential harms, e.g., overspending and ...
Leon Y. Xiao, Solip Park
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Computers in Human Behavior ReportsBackground: The integration of loot boxes has emerged as a significant factor contributing to the increasing revenue in the video gaming industry. However, this integration has also led to widespread engagement in risky loot box consumption.
Andree Hartanto +1 more
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Loot box consumption by adolescents pre- and post- pandemic lockdown [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Loot boxes are virtual items that can be redeemed to receive randomly selected other virtual items, and have been criticized for being similar to gambling.
Whitney DeCamp, Kevin Daly
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Harms Of Loot Boxes And Approaching Regulation In Singapore [PDF]
, 2021 ‘Loot boxes’ are a type of videogame monetization model that contains randomized rewards of varying rarities which emerged in recent years. The element of chance seeks to entice players into buying loot boxes in hopes of receiving a rare and desirable ...
Jiow, Hee Jhee, Lim, Jun Ming
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JMIR Serious Games, 2021 BackgroundVideo game loot boxes, which can typically be purchased by players or are given as reward, contain random virtual items, or loot, ranging from simple customization options for a player's avatar or character, to game-changing equipment such as ...
Ide, Soichiro +7 more
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Loot boxes, gambling-related risk factors, and mental health in Mainland China:A large-scale survey [PDF]
, 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.
Fraser, Tullia +3 more
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Impulsivity and loot box engagement
, 2022 Loot boxes (randomized rewards in video games) possess structural similarities to traditional forms of gambling, with a well-documented and robust link between problem gambling symptomatology and loot box spending. In this research, we present two studies investigating the role of impulsivity (an established predictor for problem gambling behaviour ...
Eamon Garrett +3 more
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Loot Boxes, Problem Gambling, and Problem Gaming: A Critical Review of the Emerging Literature [PDF]
, 2023 The literature studying video game loot boxes is young but growing quickly. Given the rapid proliferation of loot box research and its developing influence in public policy, a stocktaking and critical reflection is in order.
McCaffrey, Matthew
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