Computer ethics link to major project theme (commandment 9)

Commandment 9

(Dungeon keepers mobile game, Electronic Arts)

The ninth commandment  mentions how you need to think about the social consequences that your program or system that you designed has. This is especially common in mobile games as they commit predatory business practices with pay to win mechanics. Which children who do not know better might have access to their parents credit card, which so they purchase  a large amount of in game "exclusive items" which. The biggest contender of this is loot boxes where you pay real life money to buy a mystery box which may contain exclusive and overpowered items/characters , so people who want to be good at the game are enticed to buy. However this has a negative affect as it also targets underage children who want to be better than their friends for example and spend a lot of money to get items. This is practically gambling on a smaller scale for kids in a video game which is a huge ethical issue. Due to the games age rating saying otherwise that it is a kid friendly game but it in fact has predatory practices such as loot boxes also known as gambling.

Reference list

2022. Dungeon Keepers. Electronic Arts.