I talk to researcher Niels van de Ven about how envy can drive us to make in-game purchases and microtransactions, as well as what effect such purchases have on what we think of other players. What happens if you pay to win while I grind it out?
More about the podcast here:
http://www.psychologyofgames.com/podcast/
Subscribe in iTunes here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/psychology-video-games-podcast/id976468994
AUDIO CREDITS:
"Robot Motivation" by The Polish Ambassador, licensed under Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Polish_Ambassador/Diplomatic_Immunity/05_Robot_Motivation
"Shiny Tech" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=usuan1100078
"Unwritten Return" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
http://incompetech.com/wordpress/2015/06/unwritten-return/
"Winner Winner!"
by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400036
AUDIO CLIPS:
Giant Bombcast 7/28/15
http://www.giantbomb.com/podcasts/giant-bombcast-07282015/1600-1300/
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