Improving Ethical Approaches to Video Game Microtransactions for Mobile Games

William A. Rigoni; Josh Olsen; Reuben Kirkham; Florian "Floyd" Mueller

doi:10.1145/3638380.3638422

Improving Ethical Approaches to Video Game Microtransactions for Mobile Games

William A. Rigoni, Josh Olsen, Reuben Kirkham, Florian "Floyd" Mueller

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Abstract

The development and use of microtransactions for mobile video games raises considerable ethical ramifications. We present a three-stage investigation to derive an ethical framework that aims to address this space, which includes interviews with 11 developers. We found that the ethical framework provided a greater understanding of ethical considerations and could be effectively utilised when developing mobile games to improve future microtransaction development if sufficiently supported within the industry. The use of this framework within game development teaching and training programs could also improve adoption rates of ethical considerations within the industry and lead to a paradigm shift for game development procedures.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 35th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2023)
Editors	Judy Bowen, Nadia Pantidi, Dana McKay, Jennifer Ferreira, Alessandro Soro, Rachel Blagojevic, Chris Lawrence, Nic Vanderschantz, Te Taka Keegan, Jane Turner, Hilary Davis, Mark Apperley, Jacob Young
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	202-210
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400717079
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3638380.3638422
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	Australian Computer Human Interaction Conference 2023 - Wellington, New Zealand Duration: 2 Dec 2023 → 6 Dec 2023 Conference number: 35th https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3638380 (Proceedings) http://www.ozchi.org/2023/ (Website)

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Conference	Australian Computer Human Interaction Conference 2023
Abbreviated title	OzCHI 2023
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Wellington
Period	2/12/23 → 6/12/23
Internet address	https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3638380 (Proceedings) http://www.ozchi.org/2023/ (Website)

Keywords

ethics
microtransactions
mobile games
Video games

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Rigoni, W. A., Olsen, J., Kirkham, R., & Mueller, F. (2023). Improving Ethical Approaches to Video Game Microtransactions for Mobile Games. In J. Bowen, N. Pantidi, D. McKay, J. Ferreira, A. Soro, R. Blagojevic, C. Lawrence, N. Vanderschantz, T. T. Keegan, J. Turner, H. Davis, M. Apperley, & J. Young (Eds.), Proceedings of the 35th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2023) (pp. 202-210). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3638380.3638422

Rigoni, William A. ; Olsen, Josh ; Kirkham, Reuben et al. / Improving Ethical Approaches to Video Game Microtransactions for Mobile Games. Proceedings of the 35th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2023). editor / Judy Bowen ; Nadia Pantidi ; Dana McKay ; Jennifer Ferreira ; Alessandro Soro ; Rachel Blagojevic ; Chris Lawrence ; Nic Vanderschantz ; Te Taka Keegan ; Jane Turner ; Hilary Davis ; Mark Apperley ; Jacob Young. New York NY USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2023. pp. 202-210

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Rigoni, WA, Olsen, J, Kirkham, R & Mueller, F 2023, Improving Ethical Approaches to Video Game Microtransactions for Mobile Games. in J Bowen, N Pantidi, D McKay, J Ferreira, A Soro, R Blagojevic, C Lawrence, N Vanderschantz, TT Keegan, J Turner, H Davis, M Apperley & J Young (eds), Proceedings of the 35th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2023). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, pp. 202-210, Australian Computer Human Interaction Conference 2023, Wellington, New Zealand, 2/12/23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3638380.3638422

Improving Ethical Approaches to Video Game Microtransactions for Mobile Games. / Rigoni, William A.; Olsen, Josh; Kirkham, Reuben et al.
Proceedings of the 35th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2023). ed. / Judy Bowen; Nadia Pantidi; Dana McKay; Jennifer Ferreira; Alessandro Soro; Rachel Blagojevic; Chris Lawrence; Nic Vanderschantz; Te Taka Keegan; Jane Turner; Hilary Davis; Mark Apperley; Jacob Young. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2023. p. 202-210.

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Rigoni WA, Olsen J, Kirkham R, Mueller F. Improving Ethical Approaches to Video Game Microtransactions for Mobile Games. In Bowen J, Pantidi N, McKay D, Ferreira J, Soro A, Blagojevic R, Lawrence C, Vanderschantz N, Keegan TT, Turner J, Davis H, Apperley M, Young J, editors, Proceedings of the 35th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2023). New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2023. p. 202-210 doi: 10.1145/3638380.3638422

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