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Dragon Kill Points: A Summary Whitepaper
Edward Castronova Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Telecommunications; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research) Joshua Fairfield Washington and Lee University - School of Law January, 2007 Abstract: This piece briefly describes the self-enforcing and non-pecuniary resource allocation system used by players in virtual worlds to allocate goods produced by a combination of player effort (the effort required to organize a group and overcome challenges) and the game itself (which "generates the good" - the input here is the time of the design staff). For historical reasons, these systems are commonly called DKP - Dragon Kill Points. The following is an attempt at a fun, not a thorough, discussion of the subject and some of the puzzles it raises.
Keywords: Dragon Kill Points, Rational Models Seminar, Virtual World, World of Warcraft, Law and Economics, Edward Castronova, Online community Working Paper SeriesDate posted: January 24, 2007 ; Last revised: August 31, 2008Suggested CitationContact Information
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