Tianyi ZhangShao
@tianyizhangshao.bsky.social
PhD at USYD | Researching Chinese game monetisation | Nintendo fans and Whales in Arknights
Reposted by Tianyi ZhangShao
This is based on a paper by us & @saharkin.bsky.social @tianyizhangshao.bsky.social @benegliston.bsky.social on how kids talk about in-game spending harms broadly. It’s not the spending itself that’s bad - it’s when the spend misleads kids!
Check the preprint here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Check the preprint here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
"They're Scamming Me": How Children Experience and Conceptualize Harm in Game Monetization
Regulatory shifts are increasingly placing the onus on online service providers such as digital game developers and platforms to ensure that their services do n
papers.ssrn.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is based on a paper by us & @saharkin.bsky.social @tianyizhangshao.bsky.social @benegliston.bsky.social on how kids talk about in-game spending harms broadly. It’s not the spending itself that’s bad - it’s when the spend misleads kids!
Check the preprint here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Check the preprint here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Glad to know that you had your fun🍻!
November 27, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Glad to know that you had your fun🍻!
Reposted by Tianyi ZhangShao
Also on Wednesday, I’ll be on a panel with @benegliston.bsky.social @tianyizhangshao.bsky.social & @marcuscarter.com on digital game monetisation. I’ll be chatting about our research on kids’ perceptions of harmful game monetisation (but why spending money in games can be good, too!)
November 24, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Also on Wednesday, I’ll be on a panel with @benegliston.bsky.social @tianyizhangshao.bsky.social & @marcuscarter.com on digital game monetisation. I’ll be chatting about our research on kids’ perceptions of harmful game monetisation (but why spending money in games can be good, too!)