Game Economy

Game economy design focuses on creating balanced and engaging in-game economic systems that influence player experience and progression. Current research emphasizes automated methods, such as evolutionary algorithms, to generate and balance these complex systems, often modeling them as graphs and simulating their behavior to optimize various objectives. Understanding how linguistic framing within game contexts affects player behavior and strategic choices is also a key area of investigation, moving beyond traditional outcome-based models to incorporate emotional and normative influences. These advancements contribute to more sophisticated game design and a deeper understanding of human decision-making within virtual economies.