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EVE Online
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Massively Multiplayer Online Game
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EVE Online, is a massively multiplayer, online, persistent world game. perhaps even too real to be called a game, but definitely more fun than reality. Played on the Net, it takes place in a world that is alive and kicking every day, every hour. ...
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CCP hires economic expert
Posted on Wednesday, 27 June 2007 by L0k1-, source: Ccpgames.com
That CCP takes their MMORPG EVE Online quite seriously we know now for a while, but that they would hire a financial expert to keep an eye out on their ingame economy is still quite extreme. This person called Dr. Eyjólfur Guðmundsson will publish quarterly reports about the economic situation and other indicators, such as inflation and economic growth.
Could somebody please tell the developers it's still a GAME and not reality?
Reykjavik, Iceland – June 27, 2007 – CCP Games, one of the world’s largest independent game developers, today announced the appointment of a in-world lead economist for EVE Online. This is the first time an MMOG has commissioned a dedicated real world economist to operate at this level of economic monitoring and research for a virtual world. The appointment is a real testament to the growing intricacy and strength of EVE Online’s thriving virtual economy.
Could somebody please tell the developers it's still a GAME and not reality?
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derf26 (old)
Zembla (old)
This is not about wether or not it's a game or not, this is also about wether or not you can apply economical models to a game like this. And if you can, this could also be a good testing ground for new economical theories/models.