Post by Morreion on Oct 5, 2009 6:30:43 GMT -5
Understanding the economics of ‘EverQuest II’
Interesting demographics on the average EQ2 gamer in the article (the average gamer there is wealthier than the population as a whole)...and the 50% inflation spike when more people started playing was interesting.
Researcher Edward Castronova, professor of telecommunications at Indiana University, said researchers can learn almost anything about human society in games as they really are human societies.
However unlike real society they can be observed and tweaked.
"We can do controlled experiments in virtual worlds, but we can't do that in reality," said Castronova.
"Controlled experimentation is the very best way to learn about cause and effect. We are on the verge of developing that capacity for human society as a whole."
However unlike real society they can be observed and tweaked.
"We can do controlled experiments in virtual worlds, but we can't do that in reality," said Castronova.
"Controlled experimentation is the very best way to learn about cause and effect. We are on the verge of developing that capacity for human society as a whole."
Interesting demographics on the average EQ2 gamer in the article (the average gamer there is wealthier than the population as a whole)...and the 50% inflation spike when more people started playing was interesting.
