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Research Methods In Textiles Ii Tmd 512, Joanna Burkhardt
Research Methods In Textiles Ii Tmd 512, Joanna Burkhardt
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Teaching Economic Risk Management Through A Video Game Concept, Samantha Montella
Teaching Economic Risk Management Through A Video Game Concept, Samantha Montella
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Many video games imply economic behavior: making decisions within a game highlights the fundamentals of human action. The basic idea is that virtual worlds, like the real world, present us with a series of choices. Games impose digital scarcity, obliging players to weigh the benefits of different courses of action, make tradeoffs, and incur costs.
Good examples are found in the role-playing game (RPG) genre, where players face tough choices between different specializations and skill trees. Obliging players to make difficult decisions highlights the opportunity costs of choice, not the money cost. Games also encourage players to think entrepreneurially: to …