Edward A ThomsonEconomics in the Age of AI: Are Bot-Run Game Economies the Real Deal?A game economy entirely run by bots can be a real economy.9 min read·Dec 13, 2023----
Edward A ThomsonPlaying for Keeps: How Blockchain Transforms In-App Purchases to OwnershipBlockchain can improve the IAP model by offering enhanced ownership7 min read·Oct 16, 2023----
Edward A ThomsonThe Rational Player’s Dilemma: Justifying the High Price of PassionThe Relative Value of Digital Pleasures9 min read·Sep 27, 2023----
Edward A ThomsonKilling Gaming’s Golden Goose: The Ethical Quandaries of In-App PurchasesMore than Coins and Gems: The Real Cost of In-App Purchases in Gaming6 min read·Sep 12, 2023----
Edward A ThomsonGaming’s Golden Goose: The Allure of In-App PurchasesBehind the Buy: Understanding the Microtransaction Movement in Gaming7 min read·Sep 7, 2023----
Edward A ThomsonEmergent Currencies in the Gaming Metaverse: Unleashing the Power of Player-Created MoneyAn outline for implementing player-created currencies10 min read·Apr 8, 2023----
Edward A ThomsonMultiple currencies for online gamestl;dr: I propose a 3 currency model to balance online game economies10 min read·Jan 30, 2023--1--1
Edward A ThomsonTop 5 most active games on Immutabletl;dr: I look at the Top 5 most active games on Immutable’s L213 min read·Dec 2, 2022----
Edward A ThomsonResearch into Immutable’s L2 scaling solutionImmutable is a Validium layer 2 solution deployed on top of Ethereum. The main use-cases are NFT trading and gaming.9 min read·Dec 2, 2022----
Edward A ThomsonThe gospel of Polkadot as told by GPT3I generated this blog using OpenAI’s playground.5 min read·Oct 20, 2022----