What’s in the box? Exploring UK players’ experiences of loot boxes in games; the conceptualisation and parallels with gambling

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 how closely they feel this aligns with gamblin...

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Main Authors: Sarah E. Hodge, Max Vykoukal, John McAlaney, Reece D. Bush-Evans, Ruijie Wang, Raian Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8827416/?tool=EBI