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Ethics and Video Games Podcast

Nov 22, 2022

Most players think that loot boxes (essentially randomized rewards schemes) are a form of gambling, and many are concerned that they’ll bring the same dangers of gambling to gaming.  Some have called for governments to regulate loot boxes in games as they do with other forms of gambling.  What have governments done...


Nov 8, 2022

Games have been getting more and more gamblified in recent years.  This has occurred both within games and in terms of gambling on esports and game items out of the games themselves.  What is gamblification in video games?  How does it occur?  Where can we expect it to lead?  And should we be concerned about it in the...