{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Games Learning Society","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki","author_name":"GLS Team","author_url":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/author\/gls-team\/","title":"Why does smurfing exist? - Games Learning Society","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YE3jGDjpoy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/why-does-smurfing-exist\/\">Why does smurfing exist?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/why-does-smurfing-exist\/embed\/#?secret=YE3jGDjpoy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why does smurfing exist?&#8221; &#8212; Games Learning Society\" data-secret=\"YE3jGDjpoy\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Why Does Smurfing Exist? Unpacking the Complex Phenomenon Smurfing, the practice of experienced players creating new accounts to play against less skilled opponents, exists for a multitude of reasons, deeply intertwined with player psychology, game mechanics, and the competitive nature of online gaming. At its core, smurfing is driven by the desire for easy wins, ... Read more","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.gameslearningsociety.org\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/gls-featured.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":630}