The Perils of Freemium Gaming: Part Five - Multi-Player Games and Peer Pressure
Freemium Gaming becomes even more troubling in multiplayer games, as this adds peer pressure to spend spend spend...
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jul 21, 20207 min read
The Perils of Freemium Gaming Part 4: Skinner Boxes and Gambling
Freemium Games frequently use game mechanics which are essentially gambling. Let's investigate.
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jul 21, 20208 min read
The Perils of Freemium Gaming: Part Three - Dirty Mind-Tricks
The freemium gaming industry employs a battery of mind-games to keep consumers hooked and spending money. Let's investigate.
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jul 21, 20208 min read
The Perils of Freemium Gaming: Part Two - What They Are and How They Profit at your Expense
In this, the second part of our investigation into freemium games, we learn the size of the problem and how they hijack player's brains.
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Iain 'Sessile_Nomad' Baker
Jul 21, 20208 min read
The Perils of Freemium Gaming: Part One - My Story
The story of my near miss with Freemium Gaming. I was one of the lucky ones - others have not been so fortunate.
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