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Mildenberger, Carl D.,

Economics and social conflict : evil actions and evil social institutions in virtual worlds / Carl D. Mildenberger. - xiii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-251) and index.

Introduction -- Introducing moral evil and natural evil -- Defining evil in an economic way -- Massively multiplayer online role-play games as a field of research -- EVE online -- Piracy -- Suicide ganks -- 8. Wars, other forms of natural evil in EVE -- Altruism in EVE, a simple experiment -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10.

ISBN: 113728188X 9781137281883

LCCN: 2012406894

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social conflict--Economic aspects
Violence--Economic aspects
Computer games--Social aspects

LC Class. No.: HN28 / .M55 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 303.6