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http://dx.doi.org/10.7583/JKGS.2019.19.4.77

Interaction effect between the Pay-to-Win Gaming System and the Adolescent Users' Self-Esteem on the Degree of Game Billing  

Lee, Daeyoung (Department of Digital Culture & Contents, Konkuk University)
Lee, Sung Je (Department of Digital Culture & Contents, Konkuk University)
Jeoung, Eui Jun (Department of Digital Culture & Contents, Konkuk University)
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Journal of Korea Game Society / v.19, no.4, 2019 , pp. 77-84 More about this Journal
Abstract
Pay-to-Win (P2W) is a billing system that pays cash in-game and has a impact on results and it has been criticized by users. Research on the adolescent users and the effect of the P2W is insufficient. In this regard, this study compares the game billing in P2W and non-P2W based on self-esteem. As a result, systems showed the interaction effect on the game billing with the self-esteem. In the non-P2W, game billing increased when the self-esteem was high, whereas the billing increased rapidly as the self-esteem was low in the P2W.
Keywords
Pay-to-Win; Game billing; Self-esteem;
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