Xiao, L.Y., Deery, C., Petrovskaya, E., Park, S., & Newall, P. (2025, July 13–17). Loot Box Advertising in the UK and South Korea: Using Meta’s Ad Repository to Check Whether Video Game Adverts are Disclosing Loot Box Presence. IAMCR Singapore 2025: Communicating Environmental Justice: Many Voices, One Planet, Singapore.
Xiao, L.Y., Petrovskaya, E., Deery, C., Park, S., & Newall, P. (2025, June 30–July 4). Still failing to disclose loot box presence: Identifying illegal UK video game ads using Meta’s advertising repository. DiGRA 2025, Valletta, Malta.
Xiao, L.Y., Zendle, D., Petrovskaya, E., Nielsen, R.K.L., & Newall, P. (2025, June 30–July 4). Card pack and loot box spending are both positively correlated with problem gambling but not linked to negative mental health. DiGRA 2025, Valletta, Malta.
Petrovskaya, E., Xiao, L.Y., Khoo, N., Denoo, M., & Roberts, A. (2025, June 30–July 4). Assessing the landscape of illegal loot box advertising in Belgium. DiGRA 2025, Valletta, Malta.
Xiao, L.Y. (2025, June 16–17). Illegal advertising of video game loot boxes: Multi-jurisdictional empirical policy research using social media ad repositories. Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference 2025 (CAGR 2025), Glasgow, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2025, June 7–10). [tbd 1]. Canadian Game Studies Association/L’Association canadienne d’études des jeux (CGSA/ACÉJ) 2025 Annual Conference, Online.
Xiao, L.Y. (2025, June 7–10). [tbc 2]. Canadian Game Studies Association/L’Association canadienne d’études des jeux (CGSA/ACÉJ) 2025 Annual Conference, Online.
Xiao, L.Y., Petrovskaya, E., Deery, C., & Newall, P.W.S. (2025, May 26–28). Still failing to disclose loot box presence: Identifying illegal UK video game ads using Meta’s advertising repository. Nordic DiGRA 2025, Turku, Finland.
Xiao, L.Y. (2025, May 20–21). “Video games research” according to the UK Government: An autopsy of the Video Games Research Framework. British DiGRA 2025, Birmingham, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2025, May 14–16). Scrutinising gambling and video game advertising using social media ad repositories enabled by the EU Digital Services Act. The 14th Nordic SNSUS conference – The Emerging Gambling Generation: Is Prevention Keeping Up?, Oslo, Norway. [Withdrawn]
Xiao, L.Y., Petrovskaya, E., & Khoo, N. (2024, April 15–17). The Broken Regulations on Loot Box Advertising in Belgium. Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference 2025 (SLSA 2025), Liverpool, UK.
Xiao, L.Y., Deery, C., Petrovskaya, E., Park, S., & Newall, P. (2025, April 15–17). Loot Box Advertising in the UK and South Korea: Using Meta’s Ad Repository to Check Whether Video Game Adverts are Disclosing Loot Box Presence. Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference 2025 (SLSA 2025), Liverpool, UK.
Xiao, L.Y., Deery, C., Petrovskaya, E., Park, S., & Newall, P. (2025, April 15–17). Loot Box Advertising in the UK and South Korea: Using Meta’s Ad Repository to Check Whether Video Game Adverts are Disclosing Loot Box Presence [Poster]. Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference 2025 (SLSA 2025), Liverpool, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, November 21). Failing to protect the online consumer: Poor compliance with Dutch loot box and video game consumer protection guidelines. Dutch DiGRA 2024 Symposium: "Diversity, Sustainability, and Social Well-Being in Game Design, Industry Practices and Player Experience", Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, November 13). Illegal loot box advertising on social media: An empirical study using the Meta and TikTok ad transparency repositories. Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) PhD Symposium 2024, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Deery, C., Petrovskaya, E., Park, S., Newall, P., & Xiao, L.Y. (2024, November 6). Are Developers playing by the rules? Compliance with loot box advertising regulation in the UK and South Korea. Technology, risk and gambling seminar series: Early Career Researcher Showcase, Sydney, Australia. Video: https://youtu.be/_0oyvCdj4Wk
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, October 30–November 1). Inclusion of loot boxes and paying for competitive advantages in esports. Esports Research Network 2024: Where Worlds Collide, London, UK. Abstract: https://esportsresearch.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ERNC24-Book-of-Abstracts.pdf.
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, October 23–25). Illegal loot box advertising on social media: an empirical study using the Meta and TikTok ad transparency repositories. European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (Lisbon Addictions 2024), Lisbon, Portugal.
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, October 10–12). Illegal Loot Box Advertising on Social Media: An Empirical Study Using the Meta and TikTok ad Transparency Repositories. Central and Eastern European Game Studies Conference 2024 (CEEGS 2024), Nafplio, Greece.
Xiao, L.Y., & Liu, D. (2024, September 28–29). Compliance with video game loot box probability disclosure regulations in East Asia. The 11th Annual Chinese Digital Games Research Association (CDiGRA) Conference 2024 (Chinese DiGRA 2024), Hong Kong, China. Video: https://youtu.be/w-89LfqfSVc
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, September 24–27). Illegal loot box advertising on social media: An empirical study using the Meta and TikTok ad transparency repositories. 10th European Communication Research and Education Association Conference (ECREA 2024), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Xiao, L.Y., & Park, S. (2024, September 12–14). Compliance of South Korean mobile games with loot box probability disclosure requirements. Video Game Cultures 2024 (VCG 2024): The Other Conference, Birmingham, UK. Video: https://vimeo.com/1010789621
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, September 3–5). Illegal loot box advertising on social media: an empirical study using the Meta and TikTok ad transparency repositories. The 115th Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) Annual Conference (SLS Conference 2024), Bristol, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, July 12). Illegal loot box advertising on social media: an empirical study using the Meta and TikTok ad transparency repositories. Interactive Games Postgraduate Research Conference 2024, York, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, July 1–5). Illegal loot box advertising on social media: An analysis of Meta and TikTok ad libraries. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) 2024 International Conference (DiGRA 2024), Guadalajara, Mexico. Extended abstract: https://dl.digra.org/index.php/dl/article/view/2374; https://osf.io/preprints/osf/3xjck
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, July 1–5). Compliance with loot box regulation in the UK, the Netherlands, China, South Korea, and Taiwan. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) 2024 International Conference (DiGRA 2024), Guadalajara, Mexico. Extended abstract: https://dl.digra.org/index.php/dl/article/view/2293; https://osf.io/preprints/osf/2fpwd
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, July 1–2). Illegal loot box advertising on social media: an empirical study using the Meta and TikTok ad transparency repositories. BPS (British Psychological Society) Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference 2024 (Cyber 2024), Liverpool, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, July 1–2). Illegal loot box advertising on social media: an empirical study using the Meta and TikTok ad transparency repositories [Poster]. BPS (British Psychological Society) Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference 2024 (Cyber 2024), Liverpool, UK.
Nielsen, D., Thorhauge, A.M., Jensen, C., Mathiesen, K. Stouge. K., & Xiao, L. (2024, June 20–24). The CS:GO Third-Market Virtual Skin Economy. 74th Annual ICA Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, June 19–21). Compliance with loot box regulation in the UK, the Netherlands, China, South Korea, and Taiwan [Poster]. Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference 2024 (CAGR 2024), Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, June 19–21). Illegal loot box advertising on social media: An empirical study using the Meta and TikTok ad transparency repositories. Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference 2024 (CAGR 2024), Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, March 26–28). Illegal loot box advertising on social media: an empirical study using the Meta and TikTok ad transparency repositories. Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference 2024 (SLSA 2024), Portsmouth, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, March 26–28). Compliance with loot box regulation in the UK, the Netherlands, China, South Korea, and Taiwan. Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference 2024 (SLSA 2024), Portsmouth, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2024, March 6). Illegal loot box advertising on social media: an empirical study using the Meta and TikTok ad transparency repositories [Poster]. Gambling Commission Spring Conference: Better Evidence, Better Outcomes, London, UK.
Xiao, L.Y., Fraser, T.C., Nielsen, R.K.L., & Newall, P.W.S. (2023, November 25). Loot boxes, gambling-related risk factors, and mental health in Mainland China: A large-scale survey. The 10th Annual Chinese Digital Games Research Association (CDiGRA) Conference 2023 (Chinese DiGRA 2023), Nanjing, China. Extended abstract: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/qgbe6
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, November 9–10). Opening the compliance and enforcement loot box: a retrospective and some musings on media, practice, and policy impacts through academic research. Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Annual Conference 2023, Newcastle, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, October 12). Shopping around for loot box presence warning labels: Poor compliance with industry self-regulation by video game companies [Poster]. Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research International Interdisciplinary Colloquium 2023, Bristol, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, July 26–27). Card packs and loot boxes: A biased regulatory contradiction?. GENeration Analog 2023: Biased Play, Remote. (Video: https://youtu.be/0oAJwe2rU1U?t=1722)
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, July 24–25). Beneath the label: Unsatisfactory compliance with ESRB, PEGI, and IARC industry self-regulation requiring loot box presence warning labels by video game companies. BPS (British Psychological Society) Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference 2023 (Cyber 2023), Newcastle, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, July 24–25). Breaking Ban: Belgium’s Ineffective Gambling Law Regulation of Video Game Loot Boxes [Poster]. BPS (British Psychological Society) Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference 2023 (Cyber 2023), Newcastle, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, July 14). Loot box presence warning labels: Beyond the research results, towards practice and policy impact. Interactive Games Postgraduate Research Conference 2023, York, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, July 6–7). What did players think about Belgium’s ‘ban’ on video game loot boxes?. VSR (the Dutch and Flemish Law and Society Association) Annual Conference 2023, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, June 28–29). Breaking Ban: Belgium’s Ineffective Gambling Law Regulation of Video Game Loot Boxes [Poster]. Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference 2023 (CAGR 2023), London, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, June 28–29). Beneath the label: Poor compliance with industry self-regulation requiring loot box presence warning labels by video game companies. Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference 2023 (CAGR 2023), London, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, June 27–30). Beneath the label: Poor compliance with ESRB, PEGI, and IARC industry self-regulation requiring loot box presence warning labels by video game companies. The 114th Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) Annual Conference (SLS Conference 2023), Open Section, Oxford, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, June 19–23). What did players think about Belgium’s ‘ban’ on loot boxes?. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) 2023 International Conference (DiGRA 2023), Sevilla, Spain.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, June 19–23). What did players think about Belgium’s ‘ban’ on loot boxes?. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) 2023 International Conference (DiGRA 2023), Sevilla, Spain. Extended abstract: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/3f2zj; http://digra.org:9998/DiGRA_2023_CR_8385.pdf
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, June 19–23). Beneath the label: Assessing video games’ compliance with ESRB and PEGI loot box warning label industry self-regulation. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) 2023 International Conference (DiGRA 2023), Sevilla, Spain. Extended abstract: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/skz58; http://digra.org:9998/DiGRA_2023_CR_7741.pdf
Park, S., Ballou, N., Denoo, M., Grosemans, E., Petrovskaya, E., Jin, Y., & Xiao, L.Y. (2023, June 19–23). Learnings from the case of Maple Refugees: A dystopian story of free-to-play, probability, and gamer consumer activism. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) 2023 International Conference (DiGRA 2023), Sevilla, Spain.
Park, S., Ballou, N., Denoo, M., Grosemans, E., Petrovskaya, E., Jin, Y., & Xiao, L.Y. (2023, June 14–15). Learnings From The Case of Maple Refugees: A Story of Free-To-Play, Probability Disclosures, and Gamer Consumer Activism in South Korea. Games Symposium for Oceania and the Asia Pacific, Melbourne, Australia. (English Video: Link; Translated Chinese Video: Link)
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, June 6–9). Beneath the label: Assessing video games’ compliance with ESRB and PEGI loot box warning label industry self-regulation. Canadian Game Studies Association/L’Association canadienne d’études des jeux (CGSA/ACÉJ) 2023 Annual Conference, Online. [Withdrawn due to other time commitments].
Park, S., Ballou, N., Denoo, M., Grosemans, E., Petrovskaya, E., Jin, Y., & Xiao, L.Y. (2023, April 27–28). Learnings from the case Maple Refugee: A dystopian story of free-to-play, probability, and gamer consumer activism. Nordic DiGRA (Digital Games Research Association) 2023 Conference, Uppsala, Sweden.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, April 21). Regulation of video game loot boxes. Society for the Study of Addiction Early Career Researcher (ECR) Addictions Conference, London, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, April 13–14). Beneath the label: Poor compliance with ESRB, PEGI, and IARC industry self-regulation requiring loot box presence warning labels by video game companies. The British and Irish Law Education Technology Association (BILETA) 38th Annual Conference: Cyberlaw: Finally getting its Act(s) together?, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, April 4–6). Beneath the label: Assessing video games’ compliance with ESRB, PEGI and IARC loot box warning label industry self-regulation. Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference 2023 (SLSA 2023), Derry-Londonderry, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, April 4–6). Breaking Ban: Belgium’s ineffective gambling law regulation of video game loot boxes [Poster]. Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference 2023 (SLSA 2023), Derry-Londonderry, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2023, March 30–31). Beneath the label: Poor compliance with ESRB, PEGI, and IARC industry self- regulation requiring loot box presence warning labels by video game companies. Nordic Gambling Research Network – Gambling in Context (GAMIC) Workshop 4: Current Research on Gambling in the Nordic Context, Helsinki, Finland.
Xiao, L.Y. (2022, November 26–27). Breaking Ban: Belgium’s ineffective gambling law regulation of video game loot boxes with a focus on Chinese companies’ lack of compliance. The 9th Annual Chinese Digital Games Research Association (CDiGRA) Conference 2022 (Chinese DiGRA 2022), Xi’an, China. (English Video: https://youtu.be/CKZyKRUnnuA; Chinese Video: https://youtu.be/Zew271PAFn8)
Andrade, M., Sharman, S., Xiao, L.Y., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, November 23–25). Safer gambling and consumer protection failings amongst 40 frequently visited cryptocurrency-based online gambling operators. European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (Lisbon Addictions 2022), Lisbon, Portugal.
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, November 23–25). Industry self-regulation vs legal regulation: lower compliance with loot box probability disclosure requirements in the UK than in China [Poster]. European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (Lisbon Addictions 2022), Lisbon, Portugal. [Accepted for poster presentation but withdrawn due to timetabling clash].
Xiao, L.Y. (2022, November 3–4). A public health ladder approach to loot box regulation. Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Annual Conference 2022, Bristol, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2022, November 3–4). Breaking Ban: Belgium’s ineffective gambling law regulation of video game loot boxes [Poster]. Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Annual Conference 2022, Bristol, UK.
Andrade, M., Sharman, S., Xiao, L.Y., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, November 3–4). Safer gambling and consumer protection failings amongst 40 frequently visited cryptocurrency-based online gambling operators [Poster]. Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Annual Conference 2022, Bristol, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2022, October 13–15). Breaking Ban: Assessing the effectiveness of Belgium’s gambling law regulation of video game loot boxes. Central and Eastern European Game Studies Conference 2022 (CEEGS 2022), Tallinn, Estonia.
Xiao, L.Y. (2022, October 13–14). Regulating NBA TOP SHOT and other gambling-like NFT ‘blind box’ products: lessons from video game loot boxes and collectible card packs?. Centre for Financial Law, Regulation & Compliance (FinReg) Conference: Cryptocurrencies, Smart Contracts, and Alternative Payments: Regulating the “Wild West”, London, UK. [Accepted for oral presentation but withdrawn due to timetabling clash].
Xiao, L.Y. (2022, September 22–23). Breaking Ban: Assessing the effectiveness of Belgium’s gambling law regulation of video game loot boxes. BPS (British Psychological Society) Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference 2022 (Cyber 2022), Brighton, UK. [Accepted for oral presentation but withdrawn due to funding constraints].
Xiao, L.Y. (2022, September 22–23). Opening Pandora’s loot box: Weak links with gambling and player opinions on probability disclosures in China [Poster]. BPS (British Psychological Society) Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference 2022 (Cyber 2022), Brighton, UK. [Accepted for poster presentation but withdrawn due to funding constraints].
Xiao, L.Y. (2022, September 22–23). What are the odds? Lower compliance with Western loot box probability disclosure industry self-regulation than Chinese legal regulation [Poster]. BPS (British Psychological Society) Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference 2022 (Cyber 2022), Brighton, UK. [Accepted for poster presentation but withdrawn due to funding constraints].
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, September 8–10). What are the odds? Lower compliance with Western loot box probability disclosure industry self-regulation than Chinese legal regulation. The 1st International Behavioural Public Policy Conference, London, UK. [Accepted for oral presentation but withdrawn due to timetabling clash].
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., Nielsen., R.K.L., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, September 8–9). A public health ladder approach to loot box regulation. InGAME international Conference: International Gaming – Laws and Regulations around Games in the Digital Era, Durham, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2022, September 6–9). Breaking Ban: Assessing the effectiveness of Belgium’s gambling law regulation of video game loot boxes. The 113th Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) Annual Conference (SLS Conference 2022), Cyberlaw Section, London, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2022, September 1–2). Breaking Ban: Assessing the Effectiveness of Belgium’s gambling law regulation of video game loot boxes. International Empirical Legal Studies (ELS) Conference 2022, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Xiao, L.Y. (2022, August 31 – September 2). Breaking Ban: Assessing the effectiveness of Belgium’s gambling law regulation of video game loot boxes. Critical Legal Conference 2022, Tromsø, Norway. [Accepted for oral presentation but withdrawn due to timetabling clash].
Xiao, L.Y. (2022, August 21 – 24). Breaking Ban: Assessing the effectiveness of Belgium’s gambling law regulation of video game loot boxes. The 4th IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Conference on Games 2022 (CoG 2022), Beijing, China. (Video: https://youtu.be/yZq4pI79A1o)
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, July 7–11). What are the odds? Lower compliance with Western loot box probability disclosure industry self-regulation than Chinese legal regulation. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) 2022 International Conference (DiGRA 2022), Kraków, Poland. [Postponed from 2022, April 25–29 in Guadalajara, Mexico]. (Proceedings)
Xiao, L.Y., Fraser, T.C., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, July 7–11). Opening Pandora’s loot box: Weak links with gambling and player opinions on probability disclosures in China. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) 2022 International Conference (DiGRA 2022), Kraków, Poland. [Postponed from 2022, April 25–29 in Guadalajara, Mexico]. (Proceedings)
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., Fraser, T.C., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, May 31–June 3). The differences between ‘Western’ and Chinese loot box player engagement and regulation. Canadian Game Studies Association/L’Association canadienne d’études des jeux (CGSA/ACÉJ) 2022 Annual Conference, Online.
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., Nielsen., R.K.L., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, May 19–20). Video game loot boxes: Critically considering the psychology and ludology literature to identify the most appropriate public health interventions. Nordic Gambling Research Network – Gambling in Context (GAMIC) Workshop 3: Blurring boundaries, socio-cultural and commercial determinants of gambling, Aalborg, Denmark.
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, May 19–20). What are the odds? Lower compliance with Western loot box probability disclosure industry self-regulation than Chinese legal regulation [Poster]. Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference 2022 (CAGR 2022), Cardiff, UK.
Xiao, L.Y., Fraser, T.C., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, May 19–20). Opening Pandora’s loot box: Weak links with gambling and player opinions on probability disclosures in China [Poster]. Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference 2022 (CAGR 2022), Cardiff, UK.
Xiao, L.Y. (2022, April 20–23). Towards Reproducibility in Game Analysis: Some Reflections on the Study Design and Methodology of Loot Box Prevalence Studies. The Game Studies Journal and the Making Sense of Games (MSG) Project Game Analysis Perspectives (GAP) Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark. (Proceedings, pp 34–39: https://blogit.itu.dk/msgproject/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2022/04/conference-proceedings.pdf)
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, April 12–13). What are the odds? Lower compliance with Western loot box probability disclosure industry self-regulation than Chinese legal regulation. InGAME International Games in/between China and the West Conference, Abertay, UK. (Proceedings, pp 21–22: https://www.innovationforgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IGI-Conference-Proceedings-2022.pdf)
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, April 6–8). Empirical game studies? Comparing compliance with legal and self-regulatory loot box probability disclosure requirements in China and the UK. Eludamos Symposium Doctoral Consortium: The Future of Games and Game Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, April 6–8). What are the odds? Lower compliance with Western loot box probability disclosure industry self-regulation than Chinese legal regulation. Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference 2022 (SLSA 2022), York, UK.
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022, February 14–15). What are the odds? Lower compliance with Western loot box probability disclosure industry self-regulation than Chinese legal regulation. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) Australia 2022 National Conference (DiGRAA 2022), Melbourne, Australia.
Xiao, L.Y., Fraser, T.C., & Newall, P.W.S. (2021, December 4). 打开潘多拉的魔盒：开宝箱机制 (loot boxes) 与赌博仅有薄弱的相关性及中国玩家对概率公示的态度. 第八届中华电子游戏研究协会学术年会 2021 (Chinese DiGRA 2021), 中国香港. [Chinese translation] (Video Presentation)
Xiao, L.Y., Fraser, T.C., & Newall, P.W.S. (2021, December 4). Opening Pandora’s loot box: Weak links with gambling and player opinions on probability disclosures in China. The 8th Annual Chinese Digital Games Research Association (CDiGRA) Conference 2021 (Chinese DiGRA 2021), Hong Kong, China. (Video Presentation)
Xiao, L.Y., Fraser, T.C., & Newall, P.W.S. (2021, November 16–18). Opening Pandora’s loot box: Weak links with problem gambling and player opinions on probability disclosures in China [Poster]. APRU (Association of Pacific Rim Universities) Global Health Conference 2021: Global Urban Health, Hong Kong, China. (Link)
Xiao, L.Y., Fraser, T.C., & Newall, P.W.S. (2021, November 4–5). Weak links between loot boxes and gambling in China, and player opinions on probability disclosures [Poster]. Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Annual Conference 2021, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. (Video Presentation)
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., & Newall, P.W.S. (2021, November 3). “Industry, git gud with making probability disclosures; it ain’t hard”: Suboptimal compliance with loot box self-regulation. Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) PhD Symposium 2021, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Xiao, L.Y., Fraser, T.C., & Newall, P.W.S. (2021, September 6–10). Opening Pandora’s WEIRD Box: Novel Links between Problem Gambling and Loot Box Purchasing in China, and Players’ Experience with Probability Disclosures and Pity-Timers. British Association for Chinese Studies Conference 2021 (BACS 2021), Birmingham, UK. (Video Presentation)
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., Yang, Y., & Newall, P.W.S. (2021, August 31–September 3). Gaming the system: legally required loot box probability disclosures in video games in China are implemented sub-optimally. The 112th Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) Annual Conference (SLS Conference 2021), Cyberlaw Section, Durham, UK. (Video Presentation)
Xiao, L.Y., Fraser, T.C., & Newall, P.W.S. (2021, August 22-24). Loot box spending, problem gambling and impulsiveness, and players' self-reported experience with loot box probability disclosures in China. European Association for Decision Making 28th Biennial SPUDM (Subjective Probability, Utility and Decision Making) Conference (SPUDM 2021). Warwick, UK. [Accepted for poster presentation but withdrawn due to funding constraints].
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., Yang, Y., Fraser, T.C., & Newall, P.W.S. (2021, August 17–20). Loot boxes in China: Sub-optimal compliance with probability disclosure law and novel links with gambling. The 3rd IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Conference on Games 2021 (CoG 2021), Copenhagen, Denmark. (Official Recording; Video Presentation)
Xiao, L.Y., & Petrovskaya, E. (2021, July 20–23). Discussion of ‘Gaming the system: legally-required loot box probability disclosures in video games in China are implemented sub-optimally’. British DiGRA (Digital Games Research Association) 2021 Conference: Politics and Games (bDigra 2021), Lincoln, UK. (Video Presentation)
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., Yang, Y., & Newall, P.W.S. (2021, July 6–7). Gaming the system: legally-required loot box probability disclosures in video games in China are implemented sub-optimally. BPS (British Psychological Society) Cyberpsychology Section Annual Conference 2021 (Cyber 2021), Virtual. [Accepted for both oral and poster presentations but withdrawn due to funding constraints].
Xiao, L.Y. (2021, April 23). Loot boxes in video games and Gambling Act 2005. The Law Commission of England and Wales’ 14th Programme of Law Reform Academic Conference, London, UK. (Video Presentation)
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., Yang, Y., & Newall, P.W.S. (2021, March 30–April 1). Gaming the system: legally-required loot box probability disclosures in video games in China are implemented sub-optimally. Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference 2021 (SLSA 2021), Cardiff, UK. (Video Presentation; Poster)
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., Yang, Y., & Newall, P.W.S. (2021, February 9–10). Gaming the system: legally-required loot box probability disclosures in video games in China are implemented sub-optimally. Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) Australia 2021 National Conference: How’s it going? (DiGRAA 2021), Melbourne, Australia. (Video Presentation)
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., Yang, Y., & Newall, P.W.S. (2020, November 20). Loot box prevalence and video game companies’ interpretations of loot box probability disclosure regulations in the People’s Republic of China. The 2nd Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Interdisciplinary PGR Conference: Global Challenges, Durham, UK.
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., Yang, Y., & Newall, P.W.S. (2020, November 7–8). 电子游戏开宝箱机制 (loot boxes) 在中国大陆的广泛流行程度及电子游戏公司对于相关概率公示法规的解读. 第七届中华电子游戏研究协会学术年会 2020 (Chinese DiGRA 2020), 中国宁波. [Chinese Translation] (Video Presentation)
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., Yang, Y., & Newall, P.W.S. (2020, November 7–8). Loot box prevalence and video game companies’ interpretations of loot box probability disclosure regulations in the People’s Republic of China. The 7th Annual Chinese DiGRA (Digital Games Research Association) Conference (Chinese DiGRA 2020), Ningbo, China. (Video Presentation)
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., Yang, Y., & Newall, P.W.S. (2020, November 5–6). Loot box prevalence and video game companies’ interpretations of loot box probability disclosure regulations in the People’s Republic of China. Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Annual Conference 2020, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. (Conference Programme) (Poster Video Presentation) [Awarded Poster Prize for Student-led Research
Xiao, L.Y. (2020, September 1–4). Regulating Loot Boxes as Gambling? A Critical Review of the Psychology and Ludology Literature and National Regulatory Responses in Europe and Asia [Paper presentation]. The 111th Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) Annual Conference (SLS Conference 2020), Cyberlaw Section, Exeter, UK. (Abstract). (Video Presentation).
Xiao, L.Y. (2020, July 7–8). A Critical Review of the Psychology, Ludology and Regulatory Literature on Loot Boxes: Informing Future Research and Regulations. British Psychological Society (BPS) Cyberpsychology Section Conference 2020, Nottingham, UK. [Postponed due to COVID-19].