Game Economist Cast

Phillip Black

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What does the new wave of open economies mean for monetization? Will negative externalities overcome cosmetics economies in the long run? What exactly does a game economist do? Game Economist Cast is a roundtable discussion of the latest developments in mobile, HD, and crypto games through a bunch of people figuring it out using the economic tool kit.

4 天前

E30: The Economics of Game Development

Send us a textEric develops an economic model to explore or exploit game development decisions, while Phil wants a block-grant style gate process to align incentives. Chris is back at Marvel Snap, and boogies with some new social casino mechanics.The team reviews a new Call of Duty matchmaking paper with some surprising and revealing data...

1 小時 1 分鐘
7月14日

E29: Can a Stick of Butter Keep You Sober?

Send us a textCan a stick of butter keep you sober during high-stakes diplomatic meetings? Eric is sure to tell us. Chris provides a compelling theory for the death of mods, while Phil undergoes a Supercell detox after analyzing Squad Buster's launch. The crew gets back in touch with their microeconomic selves and looks at one of the most interesting explanations for the gender pay gap.ONE COHORT AT A TIME: A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THE DECLINING GENDER PAY GAP

1 小時 17 分鐘
7月1日

E28: B-A-N-A-N-A!

Send us a textPlay to earn hits Steam, and the crew is here to dissect the phenomenon. Why now, and why bananas? Phil is back into the economics of social casinos, while Chris develops a progression model for Darts. Eric and Phil debate the externalities of bots, while Chris solves for equilibrium.

58 分鐘
6月9日

E27: The Best Game Economy of All-Time

Send us a textThe crew convenes to square off on....what counts as a store of value? Is Match3 the best game economy of all time? Is progression a wage rate? Will Chris buy digital Gloomhaven? Was Eric among the five people who watched Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire? Will Phil get the crew on a regular posting schedule? E27 IS HERE!

1 小時 4 分鐘
5月19日

E26: Price Theorists Battle Behavioralists for Marvel Snap

Send us a textPhil gets Eric pilled into a trio of roguelikes, where we prime the pump for Squad Buster's eventual shake-up of the genre. Chris ran another NFT sale and lived to tell about it. We Snap our fingers for Eric's take on Snap's doubling cube mechanic. Should all ranked systems use it? Should the bet limit expand to infinity? We conclude with a discussion of Eurovision's political economy.https://ericguan.substack.com/https://chriseconomics.substack.com/

1 小時 6 分鐘
4月28日

E25: The Veblen Goods Model That Explains Web3 (w/Dr.Sam Rosen)

Send us a textDr. Sam Rosen of Temple University finally unleashes the Veblen Goods model for which every Game Economist yearns. We discuss:Why don't sold-out artists raise ticket prices?Why do NFT projects go boom or bust?Should auction-based goods mask demand for their products?What types of Pokémon are optimal for collecting in Go?Dr.Rosen's paper, co-authored with Dr.Anthony Lee Zhang & Sebeom Oh, is out now!

57 分鐘
4月13日

E24: Tragedy of the UGC Commons & Gold Bugs

Send us a textEric reminds us that The Wizard of Oz is a heated monetarism debate, while Chris goes six layers deep on enforcing royalties. Phil thinks Warzone Mobile is a good executive Powerpoint math muddled with poor execution, but good economics secured him Taylor Swift tickets. Subscribe to Chris' Substack and Eric's SubstackLimit Break's New ERC standard

1 小時 4 分鐘
3月26日

GEC BONUS EP: What's up at GDC 2024?

Send us a textEric Guan on the economics of the video game job marketPhillip Black on why big gaming co. employees are frustratedDr. Julian Runge build a theory of persona and personalization in an Uber to the airportChristopher Kaczmarczyk-Smith solve for the missing web3 UGC gamePlus, a GEC After Hours on the state of San Francisco.

50 分鐘

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2023/08/22

MaryBeth10101

Interesting content, new perspectives on the industry!
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2022/12/07

paulfmcd

5 STARS, well prepared…great content. The host(s) obviously know what they are talking about…..#96

What does the new wave of open economies mean for monetization? Will negative externalities overcome cosmetics economies in the long run? What exactly does a game economist do? Game Economist Cast is a roundtable discussion of the latest developments in mobile, HD, and crypto games through a bunch of people figuring it out using the economic tool kit.

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Phillip Black
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2022年 - 2024年
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Game Economist Cast

Game Economist Cast

E30: The Economics of Game Development

E29: Can a Stick of Butter Keep You Sober?

E28: B-A-N-A-N-A!

E27: The Best Game Economy of All-Time

E26: Price Theorists Battle Behavioralists for Marvel Snap

E25: The Veblen Goods Model That Explains Web3 (w/Dr.Sam Rosen)

E24: Tragedy of the UGC Commons & Gold Bugs

GEC BONUS EP: What's up at GDC 2024?

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Two Thumbs way up

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Game Economist Cast

集數

E30: The Economics of Game Development

E29: Can a Stick of Butter Keep You Sober?

E28: B-A-N-A-N-A!

E27: The Best Game Economy of All-Time

E26: Price Theorists Battle Behavioralists for Marvel Snap

E25: The Veblen Goods Model That Explains Web3 (w/Dr.Sam Rosen)

E24: Tragedy of the UGC Commons & Gold Bugs

GEC BONUS EP: What's up at GDC 2024?

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Well done

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