Analysis of Game Economy Definition

The thesis deals with the analysis of the definition of economy and economic systems in computer games. The basic principles of game economics are briefly described in a historical perspective as games have evolved. In order to comprehensively evaluate the creation of an economy in a game, a list of questions and criteria was created, which were then answered by the development studios. The thesis focuses on specific computer games with interesting economies, where the definition of the economy is then evaluated based on experiments and interviews with players and developers. Significant factors and issues are identified for the definition of the economy in games, their difficulty, and impacts. Finally, possible principles for defining game economics, their advantages, disadvantages, pitfalls and challenges are described based on the individual games studied.