Game Economist Cast

What does the new wave of open economies mean for monetization? Will negative externalities overcome cosmetic economies in the long run? What exactly does a game economist do? Game Economist Cast is a roundtable discussion ...more

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November 26, 2023 01:04:48
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E19: Why Doesn't Apple or Steam Use Regional Pricing? (w/Bill Grosso)

Price discrimination is the economist "duh," yet few firms engage in the *welfare* enhancing practice. What's with that? Dr. Bill Grosso, CEO of Game...

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November 13, 2023 01:07:40
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E18: Internet Spaceships Are Serious Business (w/Dr.Eyjolfur Gudmundsson)

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...

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October 30, 2023 01:15:47
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E17: Regressions, Gin Rummy, and a VERY Special Guest (w/David Nelson)

Somehow, the cast wrings another guest, David Nelson, the former VP of Experimentation at King. Christopher Kaczmarczyk-Smith runs a regression on negative price, while...

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September 25, 2023 01:19:56
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E16: Should Match-3 Players Choose Their Difficulty? (w/Dr.Julian Runge)

You won’t want to miss this episode of Game Economist Cast.Guest! Finally! Dr.Julian Runge is here to add some much-needed seasoning to the regular...

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September 10, 2023 01:16:43
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E15: Video Game Monetary Policy Real Talk

Chris wants to close the loop on game economies, while Eric compares Pikmin to Marx's Labor Theory of Value. Phil thinks Hawked is the...

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September 06, 2023 01:21:51
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E14: Hayekian Emergent Gameplay & Reddit Gone Wild

Chris beguiles us with tales of Disc Golf, while Eric describes, in detail, the "fully modeled genitalia" of Baldur's Gate 3. Phil is too...

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