In Depth: A Tale of Loot Boxes, Content Warnings, and Underage Gambling

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Overwatch
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Overwatch (2016)
Duration: 14:24
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Examining how loot boxes gained such popularity among game developers, the psychological reasons why that might be a bad thing, and who has the power to do something about it.

Previous In Depth episode:
https://youtu.be/LUiflZLp-kM

Chiptune music is from:
https://youtu.be/vTwaTpmnnaM

Great article on the ethics of "whales" in gaming:
https://modelviewculture.com/pieces/the-whales-of-microtransactions-and-the-elephant-in-the-room
And another about Blizzard's method of avoiding the Chinese gambling laws:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-06-06-blizzard-avoids-chinas-loot-box-laws-by-selling-in-game-currency

A full transcript is available on the show website: http://localcontent.weebly.com/



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local content
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loot boxes
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gambling
age ratings
18+
microtransactions
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