<description>Why is a blue party hat worth so much money!?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Episode #468 of Mere Mortals 'Musings', Juan and I discuss: how virtual items can gain real-world value, why in-game economies mirror real-world behaviour of scarcity/market manipulation/speculative trading, the reason crypto gaming has largely fallen flat (but might have a future in games like Off The Grid), whether people will watch AI agents gaming in the future and why the crypto casino is already a game in itself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Huge thanks to Violet Mouse for the support this week, what a legend!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Timeline:&lt;br /&gt;(00:00:00) Intro&lt;br /&gt;(00:01:29) Runescape's Rare Items&lt;br /&gt;(00:05:15) Human Behaviour in Virtual Economies&lt;br /&gt;(00:09:01) The Psychology of In-Game Purchases&lt;br /&gt;(00:17:00) Crypto Games: Hype vs Reality&lt;br /&gt;(00:29:29) The Future of Gaming and Crypto Integration&lt;br /&gt;(00:31:32) Boostagram Lounge&lt;br /&gt;(00:34:14) Out-of-Game Economies and Real-World Impact&lt;br /&gt;(00:44:02) Speculation and Game Dynamics&lt;br /&gt;(00:52:38) AI and the Future of Gaming&lt;br /&gt;(01:01:41) Crypto's Role in Gaming's Future &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Connect with Mere Mortals:&lt;br /&gt;Website: &lt;a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Discord: &lt;a href="https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU" target="_blank"&gt;https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter/X: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/meremortalspod" target="_blank"&gt;https://twitter.com/meremortalspod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TikTok: &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Value 4 Value Support:&lt;br /&gt;Boostagram: &lt;a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paypal: &lt;a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Mere Mortals

Kyrin Down & Juan Granados

Video Game Economies | The Digital Marketplace Of The Past & Future

DEC 22, 202468 MIN
Mere Mortals

Video Game Economies | The Digital Marketplace Of The Past & Future

DEC 22, 202468 MIN

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Why is a blue party hat worth so much money!?<br /><br />In Episode #468 of Mere Mortals 'Musings', Juan and I discuss: how virtual items can gain real-world value, why in-game economies mirror real-world behaviour of scarcity/market manipulation/speculative trading, the reason crypto gaming has largely fallen flat (but might have a future in games like Off The Grid), whether people will watch AI agents gaming in the future and why the crypto casino is already a game in itself.<br /><br />Huge thanks to Violet Mouse for the support this week, what a legend!<br /><br />Timeline:<br />(00:00:00) Intro<br />(00:01:29) Runescape's Rare Items<br />(00:05:15) Human Behaviour in Virtual Economies<br />(00:09:01) The Psychology of In-Game Purchases<br />(00:17:00) Crypto Games: Hype vs Reality<br />(00:29:29) The Future of Gaming and Crypto Integration<br />(00:31:32) Boostagram Lounge<br />(00:34:14) Out-of-Game Economies and Real-World Impact<br />(00:44:02) Speculation and Game Dynamics<br />(00:52:38) AI and the Future of Gaming<br />(01:01:41) Crypto's Role in Gaming's Future <p><br /><br />Connect with Mere Mortals:<br />Website: <a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/" target="_blank">https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/</a><br />Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU</a><br />Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/meremortalspod" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/meremortalspod</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/</a><br />TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast</a><br /><br />Value 4 Value Support:<br />Boostagram: <a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support" target="_blank">https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support</a><br />Paypal: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast</a></p>