Interview with Dr Eyjo Gudmundsson
Welcome on EvE Online ISK. I’ve found very interesting interview with Dr Eyjo Gudmundsson is economist involved in EvE Online world (in article they call him “virtual Alan Greenspan” – well, NOW when world is in crisis is kinda silly comparison…;-)). As you probably already know, every quarter Dr Gudmundsson and his team produce an economic newsletter analyzing trends inside the game. He is collaborating with real world academic institution like Helsinki Institute of Research and Technology, where they are looking into how to evaluate virtual economies and compare “that to other virtual worlds and moving that experience over to the real world.”
Anyway he comment scams and freud in EvE “Eve is a very competitive game and is happening in a super-capitalistic environment – corporate espionage is a very big part of the game.” He also added ”We are discussing this with players. To what extent should we provide protection for players.”
Well, Dr Gudmundsson also added that “It’s the challenge of being able to be the best at planning ahead, the one who controls a large territory, showing your skills in running a corporation that has up to 1,000 members.” True, true, true – it’s hard to imagine how to live normal life and run large corporation…
“Eve is a great place to learn business skills, or to sharpen business skills. Players have written to us to say that they have gone on to establish successful businesses after playing Eve.”
If you would like to check whole article, check out this link. Enjoy!
Well, in the future I will add post about that, so check out my weblog again!
Source BBC NEWS
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