Cryptocurrencies in the Ludic economies: the case of contemporary game cultures
Cryptocurrencies in the Ludic economies: the case of contemporary game cultures
Games have their own economic models. Today, players can not only collect digital currencies but they can also use real currencies to buy virtual goods. Business models in games such as freemium and in-app purchases, for example, sustain this structure. Within this context, there is also the expansion of models outside the game realm like eSports, which happens in form of tournaments. With this, there is constant exchange of value that emerges from games, which could also include the use of cryptocurrencies. In this chapter we give an overview of the current state of the art of economic models within games and eSports. The current chapter aims to situate and analyse the application of these business models derived from games, e-sport and the future of ludic economies.
games, cryptocurrencies, ludic economies, eSports, economic models
Mataruna dos Santos, Leonardo
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Wanick, Vanissa
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Mataruna dos Santos, Leonardo
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Wanick, Vanissa
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Mataruna dos Santos, Leonardo and Wanick, Vanissa
(2018)
Cryptocurrencies in the Ludic economies: the case of contemporary game cultures.
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Salman, Dr. Asma
(ed.)
Cryptocurrencies.
IntechOpen.
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Abstract
Games have their own economic models. Today, players can not only collect digital currencies but they can also use real currencies to buy virtual goods. Business models in games such as freemium and in-app purchases, for example, sustain this structure. Within this context, there is also the expansion of models outside the game realm like eSports, which happens in form of tournaments. With this, there is constant exchange of value that emerges from games, which could also include the use of cryptocurrencies. In this chapter we give an overview of the current state of the art of economic models within games and eSports. The current chapter aims to situate and analyse the application of these business models derived from games, e-sport and the future of ludic economies.
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Accepted/In Press date: 1 December 2018
Keywords:
games, cryptocurrencies, ludic economies, eSports, economic models
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Local EPrints ID: 426060
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/426060
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Leonardo Mataruna dos Santos
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Dr. Asma Salman
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