4: Are children being ripped off by online games?

Tech Shock - from Parent Zone

English - November 09, 2020 00:56 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB
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Vicki and Geraldine look at the links between loot boxes and gambling.

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Talking points:

- 93% of children in the UK play online games

- Loot boxes are a feature of all sorts of games, both on mobile and AAA games (the big expensive ones).

- How like gambling are they, really?

- Is there an argument for legislation?

- What about coercive monetisation in gaming more generally?

Vicki and Geraldine look at the links between loot boxes and gambling.

Subscribe now, rate the podcast, and give it a 5-star review – and keep listening every Monday morning for a new episode of ‘Tech Shock – from Parent Zone’.

Talking points:
- 93% of children in the UK play online games
- Loot boxes are a feature of all sorts of games, both on mobile and AAA games (the big expensive ones).
- How like gambling are they, really?
- Is there an argument for legislation?
- What about coercive monetisation in gaming more generally?