Response to Xiao et al.: If everything is a loot box, nothing is

Addiction. 2022 Sep;117(9):2555-2556. doi: 10.1111/add.15976. Epub 2022 Jul 5.

Authors

David Zendle¹, Paul Cairns¹, Rachel Meyer¹, Stuart Waters¹, Nick Ballou²

Affiliations

¹ University of York, Computer Science, York, UK.
² Queen Mary University of London, Centre for Intelligent Games and Game Intelligence, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, London, UK.

PMID: 35722786
DOI: 10.1111/add.15976

No abstract available

Keywords: Definition; gambling; loot boxes; randomized rewards; social casinos; video games.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Behavior, Addictive*
Gambling*
Humans