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The design tricks keeping your kids hooked on games and apps – and 3 things you can do about it

By Chris Zomer, Associate Research Fellow at the Centre of the Digital Child, Deakin University
Sumudu Mallawaarachchi, Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, University of Wollongong

From streaks to loot boxes, apps for kids are full of ‘persuasive design’ intended to keep users watching, playing and paying – whether it’s good for them or not.

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