Amageyimu Wezemali: Impahla Yezemidlalo Yokuhweba

Enye yezinto ezithakazelisayo kakhulu nokungalindelekile ezivela emidlalweni ye-intanethi ukuzalwa kwezomnotho wangempela wezwe okususelwa kubaluleka bezinhlamvu zegeyimu zezwe zomhlaba kanye nezinto. Lapho i-Ultima Online ne-EverQuest abalingiswa beqala ukuvela e-eBay, abantu abaningi bakuthola kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi noma ngubani ozimisele ukushintshanisa imali yangempela yezinto zegeyimu, okungenani, okucatshangwa kakhulu. Noma kunjalo, ukuhweba kulezi zimpahla zedijithali kuyaqhubeka kukhula, futhi sekuvele sekuyisikhathi sokuchitha isikhathi esilandelwa nje kuphela ngamageyimu amancane asebenza kanzima ukuba abe imboni engakaze ibe yedwa.

Isikhathi Imali

Sonke sasizwile ukuthi isikhathi siyimali. Lokhu kuyiqiniso nakancane uma kuziwa emidlalweni ye-intanethi eqhubekayo ye-intanethi. Ngaphansi kwezimo ezivamile, kungathatha izinyanga noma ngisho neminyaka ukuba isebenze umlingisi ezingxenyeni ezingenhla zomdlalo onjengo-EverQuest, noma uthole into ethile engavamile ewela phansi kuphela, ethi, iSipane Sokuqedela Okuphelele. Ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele kube njengokungabikho ukuthi abantu abaningi bazimisele ukuchitha kancane ukuze bafike ngokushesha. Eqinisweni, njengoba ukhokha inyanga ukudlala ezimweni eziningi noma kunjalo, ukuthenga okudingayo ukuze uqondane ngqo nomdlalo wokugcina kungase kube nemali ephumelelayo kwabanye abantu.

Faka i-eBay

Kulabo abanobucayi ngokuhweba emnothweni wezemidlalo, lo msebenzi omkhulu yiSigaba 1654, i-Internet Imidlalo, ku-eBay. Ngenkathi kungezona zonke izinto ezikulesi sigaba kukhona into yemidlalo (kamuva nje ngiqaphele imithombo embalwa yendlela yokwenza izinto ezinkulu zemidlalo yokuhweba imali), ihlala yindalini ethandwa kakhulu kubamaki bamakhompyutha. UDkt. Edward Castronova, uprofesa wezomnotho eCalifornia State University, ubelokhu ehlanganisa izibalo ezihlobene nesigaba, futhi ngonyaka we-2004 kwadlula imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-22 zamaRandi ngokuthengisa okuphelele. Abakwa-entrepeneurs abaningana sebeqaphele lokhu futhi baqala ezinye izinkampani nezendleko zemali ezenziwe ngokukhethekile kwimpahla yemidlalo yangempela.

Abadlali nabamemezeli basabela

Ukuze uqiniseke, akuwona wonke abamemezeli begeyimu e-intanethi, noma abadlali, ngenxa yalolu daba, bayathokozisa ukuhweba kwezwe langempela kumpahla yemidlalo. U-Sony ubelokhu eqinile kulokhu, futhi baphumelele ukuthi izinto zegeyimu ze-SOE zisuswe ku-eBay. I-Blizzard ikhumbule ngokujulile abadlali bezwe le-World of Warcraft ukuthi iphikisana nenqubomgomo yabo futhi nokuthi noma ubani owenziweyo uzovinjelwa. Ngokwemvelo, ukuhweba kwezimoto zale midlalo kuyaqhubeka ngokusebenzisa ezinye izitolo, futhi kubonakala sengathi akunakwenzeka ukuthi inkampani inamandla okuqeda ngokuphelele. Ezinye izinkampani zegeyimu zithathile izindlela eziningi zokuzikhandla, zivuma futhi ngezinye izikhathi zenze kube lula ukushintshaniswa kwempahla ye-cyber.

Omunye angase acabange kalula ukuhlanganiswa kwezinkinga ezingase zibe khona kulo mkhuba udala abathuthukisi begeyimu nabadlali ngokufanayo. Abantu abaningi balinganisa ngokukhohlisa, futhi bacabange ukuthi kungalungile ukuthi umdlali angathenga indlela yawo emdlalweni wegeyimu okungenzeka ukuthi uthathe amahora amaningi egeyimu ukufeza. Kumthuthukisi, ingahle ibe yinkinga yamasevisi yamakhasimende. Abasebenzi bokusekela bazothola ekupheleni kokutholwa kwezikhalazo mayelana nokuthengiswa okubi kanye nokuqeda, ngenkathi abaculi behlinzekwa ngenhloso yomnotho yokugadla nokuxhaphaza umdlalo.

Ikhasi elilandelayo > Ama-castle emoyeni

Imali & # 39; s imali kulawo mapanga

Noma kunjalo, kuyacaca ukuthi lolu hlobo lwezohwebo luzohlala, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izinkampani zemidlalo noma abadlali bazizwa kanjani ngakho, futhi abaningi bangaphikisana ngokuthi kuyinto enhle. Isixazululo esihle kakhulu sokuhlanganisa amasevisi wokushintshanisa okuphephile kumdlalo, ukuze abadlali badinga ukuya emadinini angaphandle njenge-eBay ukuze benze ukuhwebelana. Amazwe amaningana ase-inthanethi asevele ahlola ngale ndlela. Izakhamuzi zaseKholeni, isibonelo, ziyakwazi ukuthenga AmaBucks ngekhadi lesikweletu bese uthengisa, noma uthengisa, izinto zegeyimu endalini eyingxenye yomdlalo. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi nakuba ngigcina ngibheke, akukho "indlela esemthethweni" yokuguqula amaBucks abuyele emabhakeni wangempela, ukuqhutshwa okujwayelekile kumabhange aqhutshwa ngumdlali. Endabeni yokuxoxisana ne-ACM Que ekuqaleni kuka-2004, u-CEO u-Will Harvey ukhombise ukuthi omunye wabakhiqizi abaphezulu bezembatho ku-Awu uthola imali elinganiselwa ku-$ 3,000 ngenyanga.

Angihlose ukugqugquzela noma ubani ukuba alahle umsebenzi wabo wosuku futhi aphishekele umsebenzi njengomthengisi wempahla ye-virtual, kodwa ngeke kunqatshelwe ukuthi abanye abantu benza imali ebalulekile kulo mbhizinisi. Omunye wephrofayili ephezulu kakhulu nabathengisi abaningi abaye ngabona yiJulian Dibbell, oye wabhala okuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe ukuhweba i-Ultima Online gear ngonyaka owedlule ngokuningiliziwe. Uma ufuna umqondo wokuthi kuzothatha ukuthini ukudlala umsebenzi, ngikukhuthaza ukuba ufunde ngebhulogi yakhe, ngoba konke okufundisayo nokuqondisisa. Qaphela ukuthi ngenyanga eyedlule yokuzama kwakhe isikhathi eside, uJulian wayengumthengisi wenombolo engu-2 we-UO e-eBay, futhi wenza inzuzo emihle ye $ 3,917. Ngokuqinisekile kwenza imali yokubhaliselwa yanyanga zonke yohwebo ibonakale njengesihogo esisodwa somsebenzi.

I-Black Market izalwa

Yiqiniso, i-World of Warcraft kanye ne-EverQuest yezimpahla kungenzeka ukuthi yikuphi okudingeka kakhulu, okungenani eNyakatho Melika. Izinsizakalo ezinjengezitolo zezinkinobho zabadlali ziye zangena ukugcwalisa igebe elidalwe ukususwa kwezinto ze-EQ kusuka ku-eBay. I-Market Open Gaming yanikezwa imali yokushintshanisa ngemali yezinhlobo ezahlukene zemali yemidlalo, okuvumela abantu ukuba bahambise kalula imali ezivela ezweni elilodwa elibonakalayo, noma iseva yemidlalo, kwesinye. Ngemuva kokuthengiselana okubi okubiza izindleko ze-GOM sika-opharetha ngenani lokubheka imali yangempela, isinqumo senziwe ukukhawulela izinsizakalo eMpilo yesiBili. (I-GOM ikhiphe imisebenzi ngoba i-Second Life izimisele ukunikela ngehlelo layo lokushintshanisa.)

Njengoba kunikezwe inzuzo, ngicabanga ukuthi kwakungenakuvinjelwa ukuthi sizobona ukuzalwa kwezinkampani ezinikezelwe ekuthengeni nasekuthengiseni impahla yemidlalo ngesilinganiso esikhulu. I-Internet Gaming Entertainment (IGE) yinkampani eyodwa enjalo. Njengoba kunamahhovisi eHong Kong nase-US, manje banabasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-100 abagcwele isikhathi esigcwele kanye nebutho elincane "labathengisi" abathengisa izimpahla ezibonakalayo ezivela emidlalweni ehlukahlukene ye-intanethi. Yonke into iveza imibono yama-sweatshops e-China lapho abasebenzi bezingane bephoqeleka khona ukukhishwa emaqenjini ekhompiyutha amahora angu-16 ngosuku ekulinganisa ubumnyama bezinhlamvu zeCamelot. Angicabangi ukuthi sisekhona okwamanje, kodwa sicabangela inani lemali elishintshayo, lingase libe yisikhathi sesikhathi.

Ngibheka phambili

Eminyakeni embalwa elandelayo singalindela ukuzwa okuningi ngokuphathelene nemnotho ebonakalayo kanye nomthelela wabo emnothweni wangempela, futhi uthembisa ukuthi kuyothakazelisa ukubona ukuthi, noma ngabe, ohulumeni bazozama ukulawula le makethe ekhulayo. Ngibheke phambili ukubona ukuthi abathuthukisi begeyimu bayasabela kanjani kulokhu, ngoba okwamanje bebonakala behlukana phakathi kokuwamukela njengento engcono ekuthuthukiseni umdlalo, futhi ukudikibala njengesivimbela umdlalo we-gameplay omuhle.

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