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The platformer parody game
I Wanna Be the Guy (IWBTG) is a devilish platformer parody that plays on the absurd difficulty of older games like Ghosts and Ghouls. Whereas gamers may have slammed their foreheads into the ground...
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The different ways an economist can look at a burger joint menu
Economists have developed a wide array of models to explain market phenomena. For better or worse, sometimes the views overlap and even conflict. It’s this diversity in interpretations that makes...
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Not marked for resale and why it may not be a bad thing
If you have ever bought goods in bulk such as a box of ice cream sandwiches, you may notice on that on the label it says, “not marked for resale.” Obviously, the manufacturer does not want people to...
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Why massed marines beat massed zerglings
There is a very common phenomenon in RTS games that’s often forgotten: massed ranged units tend to beat massed melee units. Even more so, good massed ranged units will beat inferior massed ranged...
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The effects of theft or destruction of goods on a monopoly
Firms are always complaining about theft and how there are enormous economic impacts associated with it. From the recent Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), it is clear that...
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Economist at Valve: a blog to follow
A friend linked this to me. http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/economics/it-all-began-with-a-strange-email/ http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/category/economics/ I’ve written a small bit about Valve and their...
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Would a rational actor ever build a weapon that would destroy both himself...
If we take it at face value, it would seem that it’s never a good idea to make something that would harm you and your opponent. Afterall, despite man’s impeccable’s record for finding new ways of...
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Equilibrium in Video Games
Most competitive games reach an equilibrium stage that’s often called the metagame. An important distinct to note is that while gamers can reach an equilibrium, it is not necessary the solution to the...
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Sim City Music
Long before I even knew the definition of economics, I was an avid gamer. While I don’t play Sim City regularly anymore, I still have nostalgia over its music. Here are two of my favorites, and I...
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Free to play business model versus traditional retail purchase; how it is...
There has been a large and growing movement in the video game industry towards the free to play business model. World of Warcraft, Team Fortress 2, World of Tanks, and League of Legends are a few prime...
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