Question

This video game formerly employed economist Eyjólfur Guðmundsson (“AY-yoel-fur GOOTH-moonds-sahn”) to help curb inflation as well as write quarterly reports on the state of the economy
[10h] Name this video game whose “Battle of B-R5RB” cost over $300,000 in real-world currency. Large player-made alliances in this space-based game include Pandemic Horde and the Goonswarm Federation.
ANSWER: EVE Online
[10e] EVE Online is a game of this genre. The “Corrupted Blood” incident in this genre’s landmark game World of Warcraft has been cited as a model for understanding COVID-19’s sociological impact.
ANSWER: MMO [or massively multiplayer online game or MMOG; accept MMORPG or massively multiplayer online role-playing game; prompt on multiplayer]
[10m] Tom Boellstorff wrote an ethnography titled for “Coming of Age in [this virtual world].” Although this virtual world, in which residents make avatars, resembles an MMO, its developers Linden Lab claim that it is not a game.
ANSWER: Second Life
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