APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

The Loot Box and Microtransaction Scale: A Measure of in-Game Monetization

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Social

Session: Poster Session IX

Authors

Abstract

Game monetization has become a popular trend within video games, with players being encouraged to open loot boxes or partake in microtransactions. A Loot Box and Microtransaction (LMB) scale was created to explore the relationships of these specific monetization traits. Exploratory factor analyses revealed seven latent factors.

Media/Technology