seasonone ( seasonone@opidea.xyz ) to Technology · 3 years ago‘No way out’: how video games use tricks from gambling to attract big spenderswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1148cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnews@radiation.party
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minus-squarenoctisatrae ( noctisatrae@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up26·3 years agoIt’s cool that this issue is now getting mainstream coverage!
minus-squareTwilightVulpine ( TwilightVulpine@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up22·3 years agoParents badly need to understand how bad these things are, because even games explicitly for children these days are full of it, and it has been going on for over a decade already.
minus-squaredisplaced_city_mouse ( displaced_city_mouse@midwest.social ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 years agoNot just parents – my wife has an unhealthy mobile game addiction. We’ve talked about it and talked about it, but it’s still a heavy draw for her.
It’s cool that this issue is now getting mainstream coverage!
Parents badly need to understand how bad these things are, because even games explicitly for children these days are full of it, and it has been going on for over a decade already.
Not just parents – my wife has an unhealthy mobile game addiction. We’ve talked about it and talked about it, but it’s still a heavy draw for her.