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  1. More Than Just Microtransactions: Predatory Monetization in User-Generated Games

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, October 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Zinan Zhang

  2. Understanding and Mitigating New Harms in Immersive and Embodied Virtual Spaces: A Speculative Dystopian Design Fiction Approach

    Article • November 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Jamie Hancock, Dr.-Ing. Susana Castillo, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Cmentowski, Julian Frommel, Zinan Zhang

  3. Casual Competition by Design: A Study of the All Random All Mid (ARAM) Mode in League of Legends

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, November 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Zinan Zhang

  4. Harmful Design in User-Generated Games and its Ethical and Governance Challenges: An Investigation of Design Co-Ideation of Game Creators on Roblox

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, October 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Zinan Zhang

  5. Toxicity by Game Design: How Players Perceive the Influence of Game Design on Toxicity

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, October 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Zinan Zhang

  6. Labeling in the Dark: Exploring Content Creators’ and Consumers’ Experiences with Content Classification for Child Safety on YouTube

    Article • July 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Zinan Zhang

  7. The Ecology of Harmful Design: Risk and Safety of Game Making on a Metaverse Platform

    Article • July 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Zinan Zhang

  8. Community Begins Where Moderation Ends: Peer Support and Its Implications for Community-Based Rehabilitation

    Article • May 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Zinan Zhang