Hey, e-golders: Been a while since I poked my head in here, but I thought some of you might be interested in a blog I've been doing on my experiences trying to make real money in the virtual economy of the massively multiplayer game Ultima Online.
The blog's called Play Money (www.juliandibbell.com/playmoney), and it's chock full of odd little parallels to the way things work in the GDC economies. I'd suggest starting with an entry I wrote a few weeks ago, discussing the similarities (and differences) between UO's monetary system and the gold standard: http://www.juliandibbell.com/playmoney/2003_05_01_playmoney_archive.html#200 322977 Some of you may also get a kick out of my attempt to figure out how the IRS's rules on barter and prize winnings apply to UO's economy. It's your typical take-the-IRS-at-its-word-and-see-just-how-ridiculous-things-can-get exercise: http://www.juliandibbell.com/playmoney/2003_06_01_playmoney_archive.html#105 614676623456397 Finally, I can't close without acknowledging that my weekly updates on key UO market statistics (see today's entry: www.juliandibbell.com/playmoney) are largely inspired by e-gold's far more impressive stats pages. Give it up for Jay! Julian --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
