Virtual Economy

Download or read book Virtual Economy written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is Virtual Economy A virtual economy is an emergent economy existing in a virtual world, usually exchanging virtual goods in the context of an online game, particularly in massively multiplayer online games (MMOs). People enter these virtual economies for recreation and entertainment rather than necessity, which means that virtual economies lack the aspects of a real economy that are not considered to be "fun". However, some people do interact with virtual economies for "real" economic benefit. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Virtual economy Chapter 2: Massively multiplayer online role-playing game Chapter 3: World of Warcraft Chapter 4: Twinking Chapter 5: Massively multiplayer online game Chapter 6: Virtual world Chapter 7: Duping (video games) Chapter 8: Free-to-play Chapter 9: Virtual crime Chapter 10: IGE Chapter 11: Gold farming Chapter 12: Gold sink Chapter 13: Virtual currency Chapter 14: Economy of Second Life Chapter 15: Virtual tax Chapter 16: Virtual goods Chapter 17: PlayerAuctions Chapter 18: Massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game Chapter 19: Video game monetization Chapter 20: Skin gambling Chapter 21: Loot box (II) Answering the public top questions about virtual economy. (III) Real world examples for the usage of virtual economy in many fields. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of virtual economy.