Thanks for the insights! A bit disappointing that this avenue didn't turn out to be the one worth pursuing at the time, although I don't think the ball was comp

Thanks for the insights! A bit disappointing that this avenue didn't turn out to be the one worth pursuing at the time, although I don't think the ball was completely dropped. Some light prodding surfaces recent research into dark patterns with empirical data based on player perception [1] and attempts to create frameworks for categorization [2]. [1] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390642492_Dark_Patterns_in_Games_An_Empirical_Study_of_Their_Harmfulness https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390642492_Dark_Patt... [2] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396437975_All_'Dark_patterns'_Are_'Hostile_patterns'_A_Hostility_Framework_for_Understanding_Problematic_Digital_Interfaces https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396437975_All_'Dark...