This paper presents a review of the status of currencies in video games. The business of video games is a multibillion-dollar industry, and its internal economy design is an important field to investigate. In this study, we have distinguished virtual currencies in terms of game mechanics and virtual currency schema, and we have examined 11 games that have used virtual currencies in a significant way and have provided insight for game designers on the internal game economy by showing tangible examples of game mechanics presented in our model
翻译:本文对电子游戏中货币的现状进行了综述。电子游戏产业是一个价值数十亿美元的行业,其内部经济设计是一个重要的研究领域。在本研究中,我们从游戏机制和虚拟货币模式的角度区分了虚拟货币,并考察了11款以重要方式使用虚拟货币的游戏。通过展示我们模型中呈现的游戏机制的具体实例,本研究为游戏设计师提供了关于游戏内部经济的见解。