Essays about: "Erik Jigvall"

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  1. 1. Thinking Outside the Lootbox : Balancing on the Scale of Gacha

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Kevin Alonso; Erik Jigvall; [2018]
    Keywords : dark game design patterns; Gacha; Gachapon; Gasha; gambling; game industry; Lootboxes; Lootcrates; video games; virtual economies.;

    Abstract : Lootboxes currently cause a frequent debate in the games industry where the discussion is often focused on the connection to gambling. In this thesis an addition to this debate is made by taking a closer look at Gacha design – a way to design games around monetization – through theory and player opinions. READ MORE