Highlights•Online affordances magnify the ways and media in which we can express
identity.•Dematerialization leads to less attachment to digital possessions.•Re-embodiment …

Loot boxes are virtual goods in video games that produce randomly-generated in-game
rewards, and have attracted scrutiny because of a resemblance to gambling. This study tests …

The extended self was proposed in 1988. Since it was formulated, many technological
changes have dramatically affected the way we consume, present ourselves, and …

Cross-sectional studies have established a robust correlational link between loot box
engagement and problem gambling, but the causal connections are unknown. This …

Gamification on the mobile platform through the concept of online games has the potential to
create unprecedented engagement with customers. With the growth in the gamification …

There are numerous and substantial effects of the use of digital technologies on consumers.
I focus here on the ways in which these technologies have brought changes to the extended …

The objects we consume increasingly exist in digital form, from audiobooks and digital
photographs to social media profiles and avatars. Digital objects are often argued to be less …

This theoretical article highlights limitations in the current trend towards dichotomising full
ownership and access-based consumption by recognising a broader, more complex array of …

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If digital objects are abundant and ubiquitous, why should consumers pay for, much less
collect them? The qualities of digital code present numerous challenges for collecting, yet …