2024-10-02 23:35:47
When blockchain is introduced into video gaming, the economy and sometimes the entire design of such games focus on artificial scarcity and ownership of game items. However, this approach overlooks some of the most important aspects of value creation in games, according to Alesha Serada's research at the University of Vaasa. The value of game items is derived from manifold social relations in gaming communities, in the ways that frequently disregard rarity or price of digital assets.