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# Shopping, money and services

id: electronic-devices--family-g14
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lang: en
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url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/electronic-devices--family-g14/

A digital interface provides purchases, bills and services. Choices connect to prices, balances and obligations in the game economy.

## At a glance

![PC Building Simulator: an email about workshop bills and money](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/interface-pc-building-04.webp)

[PC Building Simulator](https://store.steampowered.com/app/621060/) · © Claudiu Kiss / The Irregular Corporation / The Irregular Corporation. All rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.

1. The email lists financial obligations

- Show the total price before spending is confirmed.

- [PC Building Simulator](https://store.steampowered.com/app/621060/)

## How it works

Devices: Computer; Smartphone; Terminal.

## Variants

### Variants and applications

<a id="family-g14-variants"></a>

- Buy or sell. Rule: Exchange virtual money and property through an electronic service. <a id="variant-g14-01"></a>
- Order delivery. Rule: Choose a product, place and time of its appearance in the world. <a id="variant-g14-02"></a>
- Call the service. Rule: Order transport, assistance, repair or other service. <a id="variant-g14-03"></a>
- Transfer or withdraw money. Rule: Move funds between gaming accounts and cash. <a id="variant-g14-04"></a>
- Pay the bill. Rule: Maintain access to communications, electricity, housing or services. <a id="variant-g14-05"></a>
- Bargain at an auction. Rule: Choose a bet and the moment of the transaction in competition with other participants. <a id="variant-g14-06"></a>
- Trade assets. Rule: Use changes in virtual prices to obtain resources. <a id="variant-g14-07"></a>
- Apply ticket or reservation. Rule: Gain access to a trip, event or reserved facility. <a id="variant-g14-08"></a>

## Context and limits

Author's taxonomy of actions, task forms and end-to-end conditions for design. Categories overlap. References support individual families, not every variant.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review.

- [PC Building Simulator](https://store.steampowered.com/app/621060/) (id: source-9b45a200653270b5)

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