A brief overview of loot boxes in video gaming

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Griffiths, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2021. A brief overview of loot boxes in video gaming. In: Kowert, R and Quandt, T, eds., The video game debate 2: revisiting the physical, social, and psychological effects of video games. Routledge debates in digital media studies . London: Routledge, pp. 7-18. ISBN 9780367368722

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Abstract

The buying of loot boxes has received a lot of national and international media publicity. Loot box buying takes place within online gaming and have been described as virtual games of chance. Players use real money to buy keys to open the boxes where they receive a chance selection of virtual items. Many researchers have questioned whether loot box buying are a form of gambling. Depending upon the definition of gambling, the buying of some loot boxes (or equivalents) would arguably be classed as a form of gambling. To date, there has been little research examining loot box buying. Based on the few studies carried out to date, the findings are very consistent that there is an association between problem gambling and loot box buying among both adolescents and adults. However, it is not known whether being a problem gambler increases the likelihood of engaging in loot box buying or whether being a loot box buyer increases the likelihood of problem gambling.

Item Type:	Chapter in book
Creators:	Griffiths, M.
Publisher:	Routledge
Place of Publication:	London
Date:	2021
ISBN:	9780367368722
Identifiers:	Number Type 2187095 Other
Rights:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in The video game debate 2: revisiting the physical, social, and psychological effects of video games on 4 Jan 2021, available online: https://www.routledge.com/The-Video-Game-Debate-2-Revisiting-the-Physical-Social-and-Psychological-Effects-of-Video-Games/Kowert-Quandt/p/book/9780367366940
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	06 Aug 2024 10:34
Last Modified:	06 Aug 2024 10:34
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/51928