E33: Halo's Economist & Player Price Experiment Complaints? (w/Dr.Jason Arentz)
11/04/24 • 70 min
Anti-cheat economics, web3 property rights, Deirdre McCloskey, institutional incentives, Halo UGC, and the if single player games have a natural advantage outside the West. Oh my.
Dr.Jason Arentz finally guest stars, and he's bringing the econ juice, finally striking a 50/50 web3 split on the case.
Zynga Car Price Experiment: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/zynga-apologizes-for-random-dlc-pricing-experiment
Anti-cheat economics, web3 property rights, Deirdre McCloskey, institutional incentives, Halo UGC, and the if single player games have a natural advantage outside the West. Oh my.
Dr.Jason Arentz finally guest stars, and he's bringing the econ juice, finally striking a 50/50 web3 split on the case.
Zynga Car Price Experiment: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/zynga-apologizes-for-random-dlc-pricing-experiment
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Game Economist Cast - E33: Halo's Economist & Player Price Experiment Complaints? (w/Dr.Jason Arentz)
Transcript
Eric my one request , though , is if you could get a white t-shirt so we could be Backstreet Boys for Halloween .
Speaker 3Oh yeah , Let me grab one real quick .
Speaker 2Do you have any like clear-rimmed glasses by any chance , eric ? That would really help the look .
Speaker 1If you like this episode you’ll love
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