Comments on: Valve's new economist-in-residence will publish notes on the political economy of games http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/valves-new-economist-in-resi.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: DevinC http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/valves-new-economist-in-resi.html#comment-1454331 DevinC Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166439#comment-1454331 Actually, someone published an entire book about the economy of hats in Team Fortress 2:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_the_Leisure_Class Actually, someone published an entire book about the economy of hats in Team Fortress 2: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theory_of_the_Leisure_Class

]]> By: pKp http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/valves-new-economist-in-resi.html#comment-1451262 pKp Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166439#comment-1451262 From the post :  "Valve is not the first video game company to have brought an academic economist on board (e.g. EVE Online were the first to do so, recruiting Eyjólfur Guðmundsson  – whom I would like to thank for making my name sound almost easy-going…)." From the post : 
“Valve is not the first video game company to have brought an academic economist on board (e.g. EVE Online were the first to do so, recruiting Eyjólfur Guðmundsson  – whom I would like to thank for making my name sound almost easy-going…).”

]]> By: Marc Tompkins http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/valves-new-economist-in-resi.html#comment-1451168 Marc Tompkins Sat, 16 Jun 2012 05:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166439#comment-1451168 Am I the only one who read this and thought "reamde"? Am I the only one who read this and thought “reamde”?

]]> By: Spezz http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/valves-new-economist-in-resi.html#comment-1451163 Spezz Sat, 16 Jun 2012 05:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166439#comment-1451163 "These things... They take time." http://kck.st/NoObyE Skip to 3:01 if you're impatient. “These things… They take time.”

http://kck.st/NoObyE
Skip to 3:01 if you’re impatient.

]]> By: Ben Ehlers http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/valves-new-economist-in-resi.html#comment-1451161 Ben Ehlers Sat, 16 Jun 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166439#comment-1451161 Why is it that when I read this inaugural blog post, I hear a voice whispering, "It will be another four years before the next episode of Half Life".  Also: I cannot wait for a crossbranded Freakonomics dissection of the economy of hats.  Why is it that when I read this inaugural blog post, I hear a voice whispering, “It will be another four years before the next episode of Half Life”. 

Also: I cannot wait for a crossbranded Freakonomics dissection of the economy of hats. 

]]> By: mjfgates http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/valves-new-economist-in-resi.html#comment-1451158 mjfgates Sat, 16 Jun 2012 04:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166439#comment-1451158 Does CCP still have a full-time economist watching over things in EVE Online? If so, maybe he and the Valve guy can get together for lunch and arguments... Does CCP still have a full-time economist watching over things in EVE Online? If so, maybe he and the Valve guy can get together for lunch and arguments…

]]> By: Spezz http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/valves-new-economist-in-resi.html#comment-1451142 Spezz Sat, 16 Jun 2012 04:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166439#comment-1451142 Is Valve going to change the face of video games again? The industry needs nothing more than an improved economic model right now. I hate to heap even more praise on The Gaben but its deserved when he does stuff like this. Is Valve going to change the face of video games again? The industry needs nothing more than an improved economic model right now.

I hate to heap even more praise on The Gaben but its deserved when he does stuff like this.

]]> By: roialblue http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/valves-new-economist-in-resi.html#comment-1451136 roialblue Sat, 16 Jun 2012 04:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166439#comment-1451136 someone once said don't mistake beauty for truth - econometrics is very beautiful.  someone once said don’t mistake beauty for truth – econometrics is very beautiful. 

]]> By: Jay Christopher King http://boingboing.net/2012/06/15/valves-new-economist-in-resi.html#comment-1451120 Jay Christopher King Sat, 16 Jun 2012 03:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166439#comment-1451120 I just have to say it: praise jesus that someone is finally taking an intellectually entertaining, esoteric and long-winded approach to the next generation of software PR. This is truly a game-changer. I know that you will be a regular read, and I appreciate it. I just have to say it: praise jesus that someone is finally taking an intellectually entertaining, esoteric and long-winded approach to the next generation of software PR. This is truly a game-changer. I know that you will be a regular read, and I appreciate it.

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