LootBox Sim
A downloadable game
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Description:
In recent years, video games have adopted predatory practices that take advantage of microtransactions/gambling for further profits, our project aims to show the effects different monetary investments have on consumers through an interactive game experience.
This clicker styled game presents its players with their ability to purchase loot boxes which they can open up and get a set of random items with differing rarities / chances to appear. Instead of the normal, click button, get reward way most clicker games play out, this clicker requires its player to virtually buy a set amount of loot boxes before they can open any.
As players continue through the cycle for purchase, open, collect, repeat, the game itself will slowly degrade with everything element of the game becoming less flashy / colourful.
Team:
Nick Parker, Daniel Ackroyd and Jordan Szabo
Media Attributions:
Americans largely won't pay to win a video game — but Chinese gamers will
Pay-to-win mechanics popular in China but the West is not on board
The world spends US$109 billion on video games, and the Chinese are the biggest players
$4,000+ for VIP Level 17 WTF Pay 2 Win Chinese Browser Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrNFvXVaUtI
CrossFire: Tencent's Top Earning Free-to-Play Game You've Never Heard Of
Is the buying of loot boxes in video games a form of gambling or gaming?
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/glr2.2018.2216?journalCode=glr2
Video game loot boxes are linked to problem gambling: Results of a large-scale survey
A Case Study on Loot Boxes in Two Video Games - A comparison between Overwatch and Star Wars Battlefront 2
Predatory monetization schemes in video games(e.g. ‘loot boxes’) and internet gaming disorder
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/add.14286
Lootboxes and Gambling by TotalBiscuit (John Bain)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMDGPSWWA18
TextMeshPro:
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/essentials/beta-projects/textmesh-pro-84126
Designed to deceive: How gambling distorts reality and hooks your brain:
https://theconversation.com/designed-to-deceive-how-gambling-distorts-reality-and-hooks-your-brain-91052
The GAAAmbling Problem (The Jimquisition)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTitHF6-xlI&feature=youtu.be
Models inspired by Overwatch, Developed by Blizzard Entertainment
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How exactly do I play this game?
like, what to do after I download it
Hi! Sorry for the late reply. Are you still having issues with this?
Firstly you'll need to extract the files from the .zip file using your prefered archiver. I use 7zip.
If you're on windows, look for the file named "lootbox sim.exe" and run that to start the game. There is only the windows build as this was a student project that is no longer being worked on.
Thankyou and please let me know if you have any other questions or feedback :)