Purpose The potential for e-commerce is limited by a trust deficit when traders do not interact
in a physical, bricks-and-mortar context. The theory of information richness posits that …

The game industry is facing a surge of data, which results from increasingly available highly
detailed information about the behavior of software and software users. The data can come …

Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOs) feature intricate virtual economies that
permeate various in-game activities. However, the balancing act between profitability and …

Games and game communities provide a rich opportunity for social, behavioral, and
economic (SBE) researchers to study large‐population behaviors in partially controlled …

Games are employing economic incentives, such as daily rewards, fidelity points, virtual
goods and currencies, aiming to improve ARM funnel metrics related to Users Acquisition …

This dissertation asserts that crises in governance arise from a disproportionate influence of
some social actors on the images of the future from which governing systems emerge. A …

Games are increasingly using virtual economies to enhance user engagement and
monetization. However, managing virtual economies poses challenges for game operators …

Hyperinflation and price volatility in virtual economies has the potential to reduce player
satisfaction and decrease developer revenue. This paper describes intuitive analytical …

Spreadsheets-in-Space: A Quantitative Exploration of Movement, Currency Creation, and
Conflict within EVE Online A thesis submit Page 1 Spreadsheets-in-Space: A Quantitative …