Envy and its Role in Avatar Customization and Microtransactions

I talk to researcher Niels van de Ven about how envy can drive us to make in-game purchases and microtransactions, as well as what effect such purchases have on what we think of other players. What happens if you pay to win while I grind it out?



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http://www.psychologyofgames.com/podcast/



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AUDIO CREDITS:



"Robot Motivation" by The Polish Ambassador, licensed under Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Polish_Ambassador/Diplomatic_Immunity/05_Robot_Motivation



"Shiny Tech" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1100078



"Unwritten Return" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

http://incompetech.com/wordpress/2015/06/unwritten-return/



"Winner Winner!"

by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400036



AUDIO CLIPS:



Giant Bombcast 7/28/15

http://www.giantbomb.com/podcasts/giant-bombcast-07282015/1600-1300/