quote: Entropia allows gamers to buy and sell virtual items using real cash, while fans of other titles often use auction site eBay to sell their virtual wares.
Almost 200,000 people are registered players on Project Entropia.
Earlier this year economists calculated that these massively multi-player online role-playing games (MMORPGs) have a gross economic impact equivalent to the GDP of the African nation of Namibia.
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Cougyr
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posted 19 December 2004 10:03 PM
I've heard of this. The concept is hard to get your head around. A virtual countrycan have a very real $ economy. It is even more ethereal than the stock market.
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