Gaming Commerce

In the last edition of the Inflation Series, we will discuss how inflation has been integrated into economy-based games, specifically Hypixel Skyblock. We will move topic-to-topic from the last episode (Inflation - A Commerce Journey - Part 3 - Ep6) and cover all the parts and how we've seen everything applied in the game. In short, we talked about whether people had taken steps to safeguard themselves from inflation which reduces the worth of their savings, what steps they can take, and what they have taken already. We then discussed it they thought inflation would increase, decrease, or remain the same in the following year. And we ended the episode discussing how concerned the people are with inflation's effect on their financial security. Protecting Against Inflation in Hypixel Skyblock: Protecting yourself from inflation in Skyblock is never an easy task. But before we dive into why, lets understand the situation of the Skyblock economy, It is a free market which allows pl...

Inflation: Continuation of Inflation P-2 In the last post we talked about inflation, the impact it has, what causes this phenomenon, and what the public thinks about this, we also brought in examples of in-game items to help understand this topic. We left off the episode by asking the public the question:  "In your opinion, who or what should be held responsible for controlling inflation?", the people were given four choices with the option of picking multiple. The choices are The government, Central Banks, Businesses & Corporations, and Market Forces such as Supply & Demand. We finished the blog post by discussing how the answer would be all of the above and why. Today we will be talking about possible steps people can take to safeguard themselves from the harms of Hyper-Inflation, What steps people have taken, whether inflation is going to Increase, Decrease, or Remain the same this year, and people's level of concern with respect to inflation affecting their fi...