“Synthetic Worlds is a surprisingly profound book about the social, political, and economic issues arising from the emergence of vast multiplayer games on the Internet. What Castronova has realized is that these games, where players contribute considerable labor in exchange for things they value, are not merely like real economies, they are real economies, displaying inflation, fraud, Chinese sweatshops, and some surprising in-game innovations.” WorldBookRealPoliticalValuesGamesSocialEconomyIssuesPlayerEconomicInternetLaborInnovationProfoundChineseFraudSurprisingInflationEmergenceSyntheticEconomic IssuesSweatshops Author:Tim Harford
“The real revelation of a player's character is not in his social life but in how he plays. In my social life I can hide my real personality.” I CanRealPlayCharacterSocialPlayerPersonalitySoccerRevelationsSocial Life Author:Arsene Wenger
“Russia is one of the places where significant presence of social networks are driven by domestic players right now.” SocialPlayerRight NowDrivenSignificantRussiaSocial Network Author:Yuri Milner