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In video games, a loot box (also called a loot crate or prize crate) is a consumable virtual item which can be redeemed to receive a randomised selection of further virtual items, or loot, ranging from cosmetic customisation options for a player's avatar or character to game-changing equipment such as weapons and armour. A loot box is typically a form of…
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The extracted context around Loot box shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Loot box → As, Blizzard, Blizzard's, By July, Dauntless, EA, Epic, Epic Games, FIFA, For, Fortnite, Fortnite Battle Royale, Forza Motorsport, Hearthstone, Heroes, In, In January, In March, June, Loot Another extracted example is Loot box → Austria, Czech Republic, European, France, In September, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, UK, United States, Washington, While. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 139 structured relationships around Loot box. Examples in this analysis include Loot box → is a → game of chance to receive items of some perceived value to players and weapons → instance of → ranging from cosmetic customisation options for a player's avatar or character to game-changing equipment. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loot box | is a | game of chance to receive items of some perceived value to players | 0.90 | text |
| weapons | instance of | ranging from cosmetic customisation options for a player's avatar or character to game-changing equipment | 0.80 | text |
| armour | instance of | ranging from cosmetic customisation options for a player's avatar or character to game-changing equipment | 0.80 | text |
| Hatchimals or booster packs from physical collectible card games | instance of | Proponents for the use of loot boxes have countered complaints that they are gambling systems by likening them to opening collectible toys | 0.80 | text |
| loss aversion | instance of | Researchers have noted that these design strategies can exploit cognitive biases | 0.80 | text |
| sunk | instance of | Researchers have noted that these design strategies can exploit cognitive biases | 0.80 | text |
| in-game achievements | instance of | reworked the loot-box system so that some items still offered in loot boxes like Star Cards could also be earned through other routes | 0.80 | text |
| in-game currency | instance of | reworked the loot-box system so that some items still offered in loot boxes like Star Cards could also be earned through other routes | 0.80 | text |
| or through direct monetary purchase | instance of | reworked the loot-box system so that some items still offered in loot boxes like Star Cards could also be earned through other routes | 0.80 | text |
| loot boxes | instance of | including in-game purchases | 0.80 | text |
| PEGI | instance of | regulators | 0.80 | text |
| the Gambling Commission are speaking to industry to ensure that those who purchase | instance of | regulators | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Loot box bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Boxes, Gambling and Game. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Loot box, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Loot box with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Loot box to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Criticism & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Loot box · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout