It's Time Netmarble's Loot Boxes Disappear | MMOWTF
11Has GACHA Got-ya down? Just in time for Halloween, our first episode of MMOWTF takes a look at some of the scary monetization models out there. With the aid of clinical psychologist Dr. Anthony Bean, we talk about how companies like Netmarble use our psyche against us to get to our wallets.
0:00 Intro
1:17 The Rise of the Loot Box
2:15 What Are Loot Boxes?
2:40 Are Loot Boxes Gambling?
3:28 Are Games Addicting?
4:11 Dr. Anthony Bean on Addicting Mechanics
6:30 Predatory Netmarble
7:14 How Do Games Psychologically Get You to Spend?
8:44 Other Psychological Factors That Pressure You to Spend
9:49 Just Say No to Impulse Buying Limited Offers
10:19 GACHA Games are Directed At Children Under 18
11:47 Negative Statistical Game Mechanics Attempt to Force Players to Spend
12:02 How Does Negative Statistical Mechanics Work in Marvel Future Revolution?
12:35 What Will Happen to Loot Boxes?
13:09 What is Geek Therapeutics?
Why loot boxes could be regulated as gambling
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/34997/1/Drummond%20Sauer%20et%20al%202020%20pre%20print.pdf
Video game loot boxes are psychologically akin to gambling
http://www.tascl.org/uploads/4/9/3/3/49339445/drummond_and_sauer_manuscript_revision_submitted.pdf
Loot boxes and the convergence of video games and gambling
https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2215-0366%2819%2930285-8
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