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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"loot"”.
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Politics as Loot: Reflections on Theories of Decline in Political Thought
… thought by reimagining politics as a part of the loot plundered by the victors of history. It unpacks and critiques prognostications of the impending end of politics, specifically those of theorists Wendy Brown and Hannah Arendt, by dredging up the colonial and the capitalist logics that covertly …
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Easy skins, easy life: a chronological case study of loot boxes and transferable cosmetic items in the video game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
… content that further monetizes a base game. Loot boxes, which are virtual chests that contain cosmetic upgrades unlocked for a small monetary fee, are an example of such a phenomenon. The academic literature surrounding loot boxes and related skin gambling is in its infancy: these items …
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The death of Celestina : "othering" in changing times.
… by two servants seeking their share of the loot extorted from their master. On the surface the murder can be viewed as a moralistic tale of greed, but upon closer observation we find a depiction of larger social forces at work and that Celestina's death is something wholly new and unexpected …
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Three Essays on Moral Self-Regulation of Honesty and Impression Management
… moral hypocrisy and impression management. The "looting game" is presented which lets participants loot money from a charity box being subject to altruistic punishment from observers. For their punishment decision observers are provided with a history of participants’ past actions. This design …
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Three Essays on Behavioral Economics : Bribery Solicitation, Pity System and Information Avoidance
… the effect of pity-system on buying behavior of loot box. The pity-system is a guaranteed reward mechanism commonly used by electronic game companies to bypass gambling regulations. This paper tests the effect of the pity-system in an online experiment (n = 200) where subjects choose to buy the …
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Neural MMO: Massively Multiagent Simulation and Learning
… with each other, defeat scripted enemies for loot, level-up various interdependent professions, acquire tools, weapons, equipment, etc., and exchange items on a global market. Neural MMO was among the first many-agent simulators for reinforcement learning research, and it is still unique among …
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Essays on resources and institutions
… may give autocrats perverse incentives to loot and destabilise their countries, which impedes economic growth. Chapter 4 investigates what motivates some dictators in resource-rich countries to invest in productivity enhancing public goods while others deliberately choose predatory or …
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Making Do for the Masses: Imperial Debris and a New Russian Constructivism
… meanings came from their status as captured loot, a radical surface for socialist themed decoration by State Porcelain Factory artists. Yet, if these artists made innovative use of materials on hand, their methodological approach had already been modeled by the Bolshevik government’s …
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The Cost of Playing the Game: Modeling In-Game Purchase Intention and Investigating Purchase Behavior of Mobile Gamers
… progress in the game. Players also encountered loot boxes that provide only a chance to earn specific items in the game. These results add to Study 1 results by demonstrating that aspects of how a game is designed may impact in-game purchase intention and should be considered in future …
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The image of art spoliation in France, 1796–1830
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01