Research & publications

Journal · Peer-reviewed

In case players were wondering: A topic modelling and sentiment analysis study of community discussions on weapon cases in the CS:GO game

Chen, Z. & Zaman, B. (2025).

Entertainment Computing, 54, 100936.

Journal · Peer-reviewed

Live, Play, Pay: Understanding Player Experience in the Games-as-a-Service (GaaS) Era from a Retrospective Approach

Chen, Z., Zaman, B., Fitton, D., Kasemi, A., & Dupont, B. (2026).

Proceedings of the ACM on Human–Computer Interaction, 10(7), Article GAMES045.

Conference · Peer-reviewed

The prevalence and co-occurrences of dark patterns in popular mobile free-to-play games

Chen, Z., Wang, M., & Xiao, L. Y. (2026).

Abstract Proceedings of DiGRA 2026: Intersectional Pleasures. Presented June 2026, Maynooth, Ireland.

Conference · Peer-reviewed

The prevalence and co-occurrences of dark patterns in mobile games

Chen, Z., Wang, M., & Xiao, L. Y. (2025).

Abstract Proceedings of Chinese DiGRA 2025: Video Games in Museums. Presented November 2025, Shanghai, China.

Conference · Peer-reviewed

Sports betting behaviour among Flemish youth: A longitudinal study

Kasemi, A., Zaman, B., Essers, J., Chen, Z., Grosemans, E., & De Cock, R. (In Press).

Proceedings of the International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society 2025. Presented September 2025, Leuven, Belgium.

Under review

What is 'for you' may not be best for you: A longitudinal analysis between exposure to sports betting content on social media and youth sports betting intentions

Kasemi, A., Essers, J., Zaman, B., De Cock, R., Grosemans, E., & Chen, Z.

Working paper

The prevalence and co-occurrences of dark patterns in popular mobile free-to-play games

Chen, Z., Wang, M., & Xiao, L. Y.

Working paper

The peculiarities of (Deceptive) Dark Patterns in Video Games: A case study of loot boxes

Chen, Z. & Wang, M.