MIGGY CASTAÑEDA
You might look at a video game and wonder what it could teach people about economics. Funnily enough, video games – specifically those of the massive multiplayer online role-playing game genre – contain economies that rival real-world ones, although they’re largely considered for “fun” and have no real world implications. For instance, avatars within games have no biological needs and thus, aren’t susceptible to things such as a house to sleep in and the like.