I (Jim-pipp) am not involved in this research - I am just sharing information about it because I believe it is important to better understand the risks and benefits of our favourite hobby (gaming). All info is taken from a post on the ESO sub-reddit link https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/8q0d3y/could_you_answer_a_few_questions_about_loot_boxes/


Hi there,

My name is Dr David Zendle, and I'm a Lecturer from York in the UK.

My research deals with how games affect their players - you might be familiar with some of my recent work which deals with a lack of evidence for violent games causing violent behaviour ( https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/7s6a9z/no_evidence_to_support_link_between_violent_video/ )

Another issue I'm interested in is loot boxes (or gacha): Who buys them; why we buy them; and if there is any relationship between buying them and gambling. I'd like to ask you about these things via a quick survey I've put together: https://york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8hOEkbwpWVsdpBz

If you would help me out by answering the questions in this survey, I would really appreciate it – and it would help us get to the heart of this important issue. You can answer the survey regardless of whether you have bought loot boxes in the past, or not.

Thank you again for taking the time to read this message!

David Zendle