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From Motivating to Manipulative: The Use of Deceptive Design in a Game's Free-to-Play Transition

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Main Authors:	Hadan, Hilda, Sgandurra, Sabrina Alicia, Zhang-Kennedy, Leah, Nacke, Lennart E.
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Human-Computer Interaction
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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