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4 days ago

The Rational Player’s Dilemma: Justifying the High Price of Passion

tl;dr: a comparison of gaming spending compared to other hobbies Contents: Valuing entertainment is subjective, but we can compare costs nevertheless Whale spending in gaming is comparable to spending in other expensive hobbies Players have agency to choose how they spend, but aggressive psychological tactics still underline a gap in…

Gaming

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The Rational Player’s Dilemma: Justifying the High Price of Passion
The Rational Player’s Dilemma: Justifying the High Price of Passion
Gaming

9 min read


Sep 12

Killing Gaming’s Golden Goose: The Ethical Quandaries of In-App Purchases

tl;dr: the ethical and regulatory problems of the IAP revenue model. Contents: The gamification of spending Problems for vulnerable players Government regulatory efforts Previous blog in this series: Gaming’s Golden Goose: The Allure of In-App Purchases Behind the Buy: Understanding the Microtransaction Movement in Gamingedward-thomson.medium.com The Price of Progress In the realm of gaming, in-app purchases have become both a beacon of progress and a source of contention. They have transformed…

Gaming

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Killing Gaming’s Golden Goose: The Ethical Quandaries of In-App Purchases
Killing Gaming’s Golden Goose: The Ethical Quandaries of In-App Purchases
Gaming

6 min read


Sep 7

Gaming’s Golden Goose: The Allure of In-App Purchases

tl;dr: I outline why I the IAP model is attractive for developers. Contents: Baldur’s Gate 3 invokes fuzzy memories of revenue models gone by Online gaming brought new cost challenges: revenue models adapted Mobile gaming cemented IAP as the firm favourite. A breath of fresh air: Baldur’s Gate 3 With the recent unveiling of Baldur’s Gate 3, the…

Gaming

7 min read

Gaming’s Golden Goose: The Allure of In-App Purchases
Gaming’s Golden Goose: The Allure of In-App Purchases
Gaming

7 min read


Apr 8

Emergent Currencies in the Gaming Metaverse: Unleashing the Power of Player-Created Money

tl;dr: an outline for implementing player-created currencies Player-created currencies in decentralized games appear to be a natural progression, given the freedom provided by these platforms. I contend that the concept of player-created currencies aligns with the principle of permissionlessness that underpins the very foundations of blockchain technology. The idea revolves…

Blockchain

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Emergent Currencies in the Gaming Metaverse: Unleashing the Power of Player-Created Money
Emergent Currencies in the Gaming Metaverse: Unleashing the Power of Player-Created Money
Blockchain

10 min read


Jan 30

Multiple currencies for online games

tl;dr: I propose a 3 currency model to balance online game economies Here I outline a proposal for multiple currencies within an online game. The idea could work for a traditional online game; however, I think adoption will happen within blockchain gaming first. Some traditional games already have multiple currencies…

Blockchain Gaming

10 min read

Multiple currencies for online games
Multiple currencies for online games
Blockchain Gaming

10 min read


Dec 2, 2022

Top 5 most active games on Immutable

tl;dr: I look at the Top 5 most active games on Immutable’s L2 Disclaimer: nothing in this blog should be taken as investment advice. The writer owns various crypto assets and expresses no opinion on whether the reader should buy or sell crypto assets. As part of my research into…

Blockchain Gaming

13 min read

Top 5 most active games on Immutable
Top 5 most active games on Immutable
Blockchain Gaming

13 min read


Dec 2, 2022

Research into Immutable’s L2 scaling solution

tl;dr: an overview of the Immutable L2 scaling solution Disclaimer: nothing in this blog should be taken as investment advice. The writer owns various crypto assets and expresses no opinion on whether the reader should buy or sell crypto assets. Recently I’ve been digging into Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solutions…

Ethereum

9 min read

Research into Immutable’s L2 scaling solution
Research into Immutable’s L2 scaling solution
Ethereum

9 min read


Oct 20, 2022

The gospel of Polkadot as told by GPT3

tl;dr — I generated this blog in OpenAI’s playground. I told the playground what I wanted and got the blog below. I have included the prompt as well as the response. I tidied up some whitespace, bolded the titles, but otherwise left it unedited so you can assess the “performance”…

Polkadot Network

5 min read

The gospel of Polkadot as told by GPT3
The gospel of Polkadot as told by GPT3
Polkadot Network

5 min read


May 18, 2022

Of gains, liquidity, and bear market fomo

tl;dr: strategies for navigating a reflating cryptocurrency market (when it comes) Disclaimer This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any particular cryptocurrency or crypto asset. Here I share my personal views on the market which you mind find interesting or thoughtful. …

Cryptocurrency

8 min read

Of gains, liquidity, and bear market fomo
Of gains, liquidity, and bear market fomo
Cryptocurrency

8 min read


May 17, 2022

2021 crypto scorecard

tl;dr: like A-? Disclaimer This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any particular cryptocurrency or crypto asset. Here I share my personal views on the market which you mind find interesting or thoughtful. …

Cryptocurrency

7 min read

2021 crypto scorecard
2021 crypto scorecard
Cryptocurrency

7 min read

Edward A Thomson

Edward A Thomson

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