http://abovethecrowd.com/2004/10/19/the-revolutionary-business-of-multiplayer-gaming/ ...focusing on the evolution and economics of high technology business and strategy. By day, I am a venture capitalist at Benchmark Capital. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:08:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://abovethecrowd.com/2004/10/19/the-revolutionary-business-of-multiplayer-gaming/#comment-176 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:59:07 +0000 http://abovecrowd.wordpress.com/2004/10/19/the-revolutionary-business-of-multiplayer-gaming/#comment-176 With the increase of connection possibilityies among users the latest models ( ex, http//www.bossingame.com ) re using more complexe models were clients actions are strongly influenced by the sellers ability to dynamically react to other sellers actions.

]]> http://abovethecrowd.com/2004/10/19/the-revolutionary-business-of-multiplayer-gaming/#comment-10 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 01:23:17 +0000 http://abovecrowd.wordpress.com/2004/10/19/the-revolutionary-business-of-multiplayer-gaming/#comment-10 There are two kinds of MMOGs: one is a MMOG that extends a single player game and allows people to play the game jointly online; and two is a MMOG that is designed from the outset to be multiplayer where the environment and outcomes for individual players depend on the actions of every player (eg, http://www.perfectcompetition.net) The latter, of course, derives from the field of experimental economics.

]]> http://abovethecrowd.com/2004/10/19/the-revolutionary-business-of-multiplayer-gaming/#comment-11 Mon, 21 Mar 2005 23:34:57 +0000 http://abovecrowd.wordpress.com/2004/10/19/the-revolutionary-business-of-multiplayer-gaming/#comment-11 I think you forgot one thing in your list of reasons why these games have such enviable business models (although you do touch on it earlier). Unique sources of revenue. Sale of property and goods in these communities can be a real boon for both the MMOG and the players. If SecondLife can retain some laws of the physical universe (such as scarcity), they could generate new income streams that would ultimately rival (and maybe supplant?) those nasty monthly retainers (which really form the primary barrier to entry).

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