In-game purchases are a staple of modern game design, especially in the free-to-play and live service categories. Which isn’t necessarily bad as a business model, but there are some psychological effects that these games either intentionally or accidentally employ that may make us spend more than we intend to.
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- “Robot Motivation” by The Polish Ambassador, licensed under Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
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