Comments on: Law and Economics in Second Life http://www.urbanagora.com/2008/07/law-and-economics-in-second-life.html An exchange of ideas from thinkers spanning the spectrum Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:26:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Video Master http://www.urbanagora.com/2008/07/law-and-economics-in-second-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-11074 Video Master Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:17:40 +0000 http://www.bridgeportstudios.com/urbanagora/?p=869#comment-11074 You know what, your posts are usually an interesting read, but this time around - for me anyway I feel like it is put together a little hasty.I may be wrong about it, but this one just doesn't flow like other posts. Sorry about that. You know what, your posts are usually an interesting read, but this time around – for me anyway I feel like it is put together a little hasty.I may be wrong about it, but this one just doesn’t flow like other posts. Sorry about that.

]]> By: Степан http://www.urbanagora.com/2008/07/law-and-economics-in-second-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-10637 Степан Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:26:51 +0000 http://www.bridgeportstudios.com/urbanagora/?p=869#comment-10637 Можно и поспорить по этому вопросу, ведь только в споре зарождается истина. :) Можно и поспорить по этому вопросу, ведь только в споре зарождается истина. :)

]]> By: чимчим http://www.urbanagora.com/2008/07/law-and-economics-in-second-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-10623 чимчим Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:42:36 +0000 http://www.bridgeportstudios.com/urbanagora/?p=869#comment-10623 Я, хоть и не постоянный читатель, но всё же скажу свое мнение. На ваш сайт попал практически случайно. Однако узнал много чего нового и интересного. Так что, как говорится, АФФТАР ПЕШИ ИСЧО! :) Я, хоть и не постоянный читатель, но всё же скажу свое мнение. На ваш сайт попал практически случайно. Однако узнал много чего нового и интересного. Так что, как говорится, АФФТАР ПЕШИ ИСЧО! :)

]]> By: БOГИHЯкaвкaзa http://www.urbanagora.com/2008/07/law-and-economics-in-second-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-10559 БOГИHЯкaвкaзa Sat, 30 May 2009 04:20:51 +0000 http://www.bridgeportstudios.com/urbanagora/?p=869#comment-10559 Да уж Читаю и понимаю, что ничего не понимаю о чем речь:) Да уж Читаю и понимаю, что ничего не понимаю о чем речь:)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.urbanagora.com/2008/07/law-and-economics-in-second-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-7275 Anonymous Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:04:00 +0000 http://www.bridgeportstudios.com/urbanagora/?p=869#comment-7275 I read the article. I think that you're essentially correct that time is the true commodity, but there are other factors which have been built into mmorpgs to create scarcity and therefore demand for particular items.<br/><br/>For example, there are various items which my character can craft in World of Warcraft which are not readily attainable, because it takes many months of work by a dedicated team to get to the area where those crafting recipes are available for purchase. This means that the good that's crafted costs more, in in-game money, than its raw materials.<br/><br/>One perverse effect of many in-game economies is that games which have crafters often see the price of raw materials go much higher than the finished product, because virtually every player is levelling a crafting profession of some sort, making demand for those raw materials very high. Demand for the output of those professions is, in comparison, fairly low. I don't know whether this occurs in Second Life, but it wouldn't surprise me if it did.<br/><br/>Most games do not allow cash--ingame cash transactions to occur, and ban accounts or isp's associated with such activity. I read the article. I think that you’re essentially correct that time is the true commodity, but there are other factors which have been built into mmorpgs to create scarcity and therefore demand for particular items.

For example, there are various items which my character can craft in World of Warcraft which are not readily attainable, because it takes many months of work by a dedicated team to get to the area where those crafting recipes are available for purchase. This means that the good that’s crafted costs more, in in-game money, than its raw materials.

One perverse effect of many in-game economies is that games which have crafters often see the price of raw materials go much higher than the finished product, because virtually every player is levelling a crafting profession of some sort, making demand for those raw materials very high. Demand for the output of those professions is, in comparison, fairly low. I don’t know whether this occurs in Second Life, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it did.

Most games do not allow cash–ingame cash transactions to occur, and ban accounts or isp’s associated with such activity.

]]> By: Brandon Ruiz http://www.urbanagora.com/2008/07/law-and-economics-in-second-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-7271 Brandon Ruiz Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:37:00 +0000 http://www.bridgeportstudios.com/urbanagora/?p=869#comment-7271 I read the quest for growth book years ago and from what I vaguely remember it was actually pretty interesting. If I'm not mistaken a basic conclusion of the book was that without public investment in basics, education, public health, infrastructure, the rest was hard to come by. I read the quest for growth book years ago and from what I vaguely remember it was actually pretty interesting. If I’m not mistaken a basic conclusion of the book was that without public investment in basics, education, public health, infrastructure, the rest was hard to come by.

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