The Invisible Hand in Virtual Worlds: The Economic Order of Video Games - Couverture rigide

 
9781108839716: The Invisible Hand in Virtual Worlds: The Economic Order of Video Games
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1108839711 ISBN 13 : 9781108839716
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2022

Synopsis

Video games aren't merely casual entertainment: they are the heart of one of the fastest-growing media industries in the world, and a cultural phenomenon in their own right. Gaming has evolved from a niche pastime into a global business that rivals film and television, creating, in the process, new art forms and social arenas and have become the subject of endless public debate. This book shows that games also provide a unique space in which to study economic behavior. Games, more than any other form of media, demonstrate the power and creative potential of human choice - an idea that's also the foundation of economic thinking. Whether it's developing trade relations, or the use of money, or even complex legal institutions, virtual worlds provide a captivating and entertaining arena for studying economic behavior in its most dynamic forms. The overarching theme of the volume is the economic order that governs virtual worlds, and the many ways individuals work together, often without knowing it, to govern their social relations in digital space.

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À propos de l?auteur

Matthew McCaffrey is Lecturer in Enterprise at the Alliance Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester. He is the recipient of the 2012 Richard E. Fox Foundation Research Prize, the 2010 Lawrence W. Fertig Prize in Austrian Economics, and the 2017 Gary G. Schlarbaum Prize for Excellence in Research and Teaching. His research focuses on the social and economic role of entrepreneurship, and the influence of institutions on entrepreneurial behavior. He has published on entrepreneurial decision making, judgement strategy, and the history of entrepreneurial ideas.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1108839711
ISBN 13 
9781108839716
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
262
Éditeur
McCaffrey Matthew
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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