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The Rise of Videogame Economies

Special | 7m 8s

While players of multi-player games are aware of their in-game economies, their growth and complexity would surprise many outside the world of gaming. With hundreds of millions of players around the world, MMOGs' in-game economies generate massive amounts of real dollars (i.e. MILLIONS), and real world economic theories can even be applied to these worlds.

Aired: 06/05/16 | Rating: NR

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