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Tag: issue_170

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Dungeons and Dollars

Legislating The Virtual World

Everybody knows the old Philosophy 101 question: How do we know the “real world” isn’t just a very convincing simulation? Now, thanks to ...
By Wendy Despain Legacy AuthorOctober 7, 2008
Dungeons and Dollars

Careful What You Wish For

In the world of MMORPGs, money is time. The spending power of every gold coin is directly related to how long it took ...
By Brendan Sears Legacy AuthorOctober 7, 2008
Dungeons and Dollars

We the Gamers

Over the past several years many journalists, game developers and gamers themselves have tried their hand at drawing up a document that definitively ...
By Erin Hoffman Legacy AuthorOctober 7, 2008
Editor's Note

Dungeons and Dollars

Over the past few weeks I learned that videogames and U.S. financial institutions have much in common. Both seem to exist on a ...
By Tom Endo Legacy AuthorOctober 7, 2008
Letters to the Editor

Dungeons and Dollars

In response to “Carla” from The Escapist Forum: That was a great story. I loved it. I normally don’t read these bits actually, ...
By The Escapist Staff Legacy AuthorOctober 7, 2008
Dungeons and Dollars

Artistic License

Licensed IPs may be an insurance policy against commercial failure for publishers, but most gamers are hardly enthusiastic about titles based on movies. ...
By Daniel Purvis Legacy AuthorOctober 7, 2008
Dungeons and Dollars

Corporate Consoletation

I’m in pole position, tensely awaiting for the race to begin. Three sets of red light up – time to get serious. I ...
By Robert Sullivan Legacy AuthorOctober 7, 2008

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