The Design Pillars of Sustainable Game Economies

​Join us as we tackle the most difficult aspect of game creation: creating sustainable, balanced economies.

​Continuing our vision of a world of healthy and long-lasting game economies and building upon the recent publication of our Manifesto for Building Sustainable Game Economies, we will be joined for this session by Pr. Edward Castronova, - known for his research on virtual worlds - who reminds us that virtual economies tend to behave like “real-word” economies. 

​Applying macroeconomics principles to game economy and using examples from video game history, Castronova gives advice on how to design healthy game economies by setting metrics and control points that matter, as well as how to build data-driven economy governance.

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​Agenda:

• ​Introduction

• ​Talk with Edward Castronova on Game Economy Design

• ​Q&A Session

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​Speakers:

​Edward Castronova

​Economist, Professor of Media at Indiana University, and a lifelong gamer

​He has invested his work in understanding the cultural phenomena of games, video games, and virtual worlds. Castronova joined Machinations to advise the team on virtual economies.

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​Matthew Morris

​Evangelist @ Machinations

​Having been in the games industry for many years working on systems that powered games like Titanfall 2, APEX Legends and Fall guys, his mission is to show game designers how they can remove the guesswork out of their game designs and create game mechanics that engage and delight players of all types.