The Invisible Hand in Virtual Worlds: The Economic Order of Video Games

ISBN-13: 9781108839716 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 270 str.

Matthew McCaffrey

Opis

Studies the economic order that governs virtual worlds and ways individuals work together to govern social relations in the digital space.

Spis treści

Introduction Matthew McCaffrey; 1. The Economic Meaning of Play: Ludology and Praxeology in Video Game Worlds Matthew McCaffrey; 2. Spontaneous Order and Video Game Narrative Zachary Gochenour; 3. Law and Economics in a World of Dragons Robert S. Cavender; 4. Minerals, Titans, and Connections: The Political Economy of Empire in the World of 'EVE Online' Stephen Davies; 5. The Origins of Money in 'Diablo II' Solomon M. Stein; 6. A Virtual Weimar: Hyperinflation in 'Diablo III' Peter C. Earle; 7. The Facilitate or Acquire Decision: The Tipping Points for Strategies Towards User-Generated Content in Massive Multiplayer Online Game Platforms Robert Conan Ryan; 8. Mod the World: How Entrepreneurs Learn from Video Game 'Modding' Communities William Gordon Miller; 9. Levels without Bosses? Entrepreneurship and Valve's Organizational Design Ulrich Möller and Matthew McCaffrey.