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Game designer
Soren Johnson has written an opinion piece titled "Game Economics", essentially his analysis of the sticky problem of creating a balanced game economy, which is of course integral to massively multiplayer online games. Johnson has worked as a designer and programmer on titles like
Civilization 3,
Civilization 4, and
Spore, and his "Game Economics" originally appeared in
Game Developer Magazine.
Johnson writes,
"Game design and economics have a spotty history. Designing a fun and functional economy is no easy task as many design assumptions tend to backfire when they come into contact with the player." He discusses a few MMO economies in light of this issue. He mentions the early game economy issues with
Ultima Online, and how things have since progressed to the auction houses of
World of Warcraft, and even how
CCP Games hired an economist to analyze the economy of
EVE Online. The bulk of his article isn't necessarily MMO-centric, but no less interesting a read.
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CommentsAuthor: James Egan
Category: craftingeconomyeve-onlinegame-developer-magazinegame-mechanicsmmo-industryopinionsoren-johnsonultima-onlineworld-of-warcraft
Publish Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:00:00 EST
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