A robbery inside a virtual game world has real economic consequences that require real police investigation, testing whether virtual property crimes can be prosecuted under systems designed for physical property.
Prescient model of NFT theft, virtual property law, and in-game economy policing. Written before most virtual economy crimes were taken seriously by law enforcement.
Domains: Economics and Resource AllocationGovernance and Political SystemsCommunication and Information Technology
Scenario Types: Prediction / ExtrapolationThought experiment / What-ifWarning / Self-preventing prophecy
Outcomes: CautionaryAmbiguous / MixedAspirational
Tags: virtual-crimegame-economyvirtual-propertydigital-policingvirtual-labor-organizingvirtual-laborgold-farminglabor-organizingplatform-exploitation