tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705460.post8401296149693363451..comments2024-01-21T00:21:39.004-06:00Comments on Three Wise Men: Developments in the Virtual WorldAlexander Wolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03041808057755360625noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705460.post-24663755331302386072007-02-26T20:19:00.000-06:002007-02-26T20:19:00.000-06:00Yeah, as far as the economics go, it's already pos...Yeah, as far as the economics go, it's already possible to put money directly into a game. In some newer games, you can buy in-world cash or items with real-world cash. That gives a virtual item a real value. Essentially, that means that virtual world has an economy based on real money. The issue of whether or not in-game transactions should be taxed has already been raised by a few people.<BR/><BR/>It'll be interesting to see. Someday, you there may not be any difference between banking and playing a game, except, of course, you don't have to kill any monsters to withdraw money.Nat-Wuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378831467642601979noreply@blogger.com