E18: Internet Spaceships Are Serious Business (w/Dr.Eyjolfur Gudmundsson)

11/13/23 • 67 min

It's finally here...the EVE episode. The crew speaks to one of the world's first Game Economist, Dr.Gudmundsson, who helped manage and advise on one of gaming's most durable and well-known game economies...ever. We cover the origin of E.V.E. (a simulation!?), his biggest wins at CCP, the role of game economists, and if crypto has a future.

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Game Economist Cast - E18: Internet Spaceships Are Serious Business (w/Dr.Eyjolfur Gudmundsson)

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Speaker 100:00:00.119

Let's start with utility .

Speaker 200:00:01.844

I don't understand what it even means .

Speaker 200:00:18.160

It's Game Economist cast , episode 18 , and this is the episode I think everyone has been waiting for . We have a very special guest today who we are delighted to have on the cast is , of course , the former head economist