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  220.                            <h2 class="heading"><a href="https://blog-5630127948.mit-edu.top/post/8793165024">Framing Effects in Microtransaction Pricing: A Behavioral Study</a></h2>
  221.                            <p class="info">Game streaming platforms like Twitch, YouTube Gaming, and Mixer have revolutionized how gamers consume and interact with gaming content, turning everyday players into content creators, influencers, and entertainers. Livestreamed gameplay, interactive chats, and community engagement redefine the gaming experience, transforming passive consumption into dynamic, participatory entertainment.</p>
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  247.                            <h2 class="heading"><a href="https://blog-5630127948.mit-edu.top/post/0471836925">Neural Decoding of Player Actions in Fully Immersive VR Games</a></h2>
  248.                            <p class="info">This study examines the political economy of mobile game development, focusing on the labor dynamics, capital flows, and global supply chains that underpin the mobile gaming industry. The research investigates how outsourcing, labor exploitation, and the concentration of power in the hands of large multinational corporations shape the development and distribution of mobile games. Drawing on Marxist economic theory and critical media studies, the paper critiques the economic models that drive the mobile gaming industry and offers a critical analysis of the ethical, social, and political implications of the industry's global production networks.</p>
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