Piracy vs Control: Various Models of Virtual World Governance and their impact on Player Experience

Authors

  • Melissa de Zwart Law School, University of South Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4101/jvwr.v2i3.663

Keywords:

governance, virtual worlds, regulation, laws, standards

Abstract

The recent (February 2009) defection of a key member of the Band of Brothers Alliance in EVE caused a major restructure of the EVE gaming environment, much to the joy of the game
Volume 2, Number 3 - Technology, Economy and Standards in Virtual Worlds

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Published

2009-09-16

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2009): Technology, Economy and Standards

Section

Peer Reviewed Research Papers

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