Is there any way to increase consumers' purchase intention regarding surplus food blind-boxes? An exploratory study.

As an emerging business model, merchants are selling surplus food in blind boxes, which provides new opportunities for reducing waste and promoting sustainable development. Surplus food blind boxes, however, have not been extensively researched in terms of design and marketing strategies. Therefore, we are examining how to increase consumers' purchase intention regarding surplus food blind boxes as well as the relationship between purchase intention, continuous intention, and recommendation intention.

A study on the effects of perceived playfulness and emotional support in interactive learning environments for German language acquisition-A role-playing library system case.

Introduction: This study examines the emotional support offered by the non-player characters (NPCs) in an interactive learning environment, as well as the effects of the perceived playfulness of the interactive system on German language learning.

Method: We developed a role-playing library system to serve this purpose. 2,377 Chinese Internet users were surveyed using online questionnaire.