Best Practices For Game Economy Design: GDC ’23
Best Practices for Game Economy Design Targeted to people with a little experience in in economy design who are looking for best practices before diving deeper.
Talks
Resist the urge to drop money on virtual real estate
A new interview, wherein I express skepticism for the current metaverse real estate craze, while also expressing confidence in the long-run growth of virtual living because the real world is not very nice for lots of people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Ej5w_weEk
Game of Life: Who Wins?
Podcast with Grant Martsolf of the Beatrice Institute, talking about my most recent book, Life is a Game. Wide-ranging conversation on games, life, God, technology, and society. https://beatriceinstitute.org/ted-castronova-episode
Religion and Gaming
Talking to Word on Fire Ministries about video games as a site for religious expression.
Online is becoming well-designed anarchy
Developments in online games point to a future of designed digital anarchy.
Words and Games 