Podcast 52 - Being Indistractable
Psychology of Video Games Podcast
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The Importance of a Use and Abuse Policy
"I do not think it's ethical to have a business model that depends upon addicts," he says. "There should be some type of trigger that says, after you use this product X number of hours per week, we're going to ask and say, look, you're using this product in a way that may indicate you're struggling with an addiction." The gaming industry has been criticized for its ways of monetizing everything from loot boxes to microtransactions.
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