Why Spend Money in Video Games? - Glad You Asked S1

Glad You Asked host Alex Clark has been a gamer for most of his life. And in all his years of playing, he’s spent a great deal of money buying and selling virtual items in video games. He’s not alone -- billions of dollars are spent inside the virtual economies of video games. So why spend money on a virtual good? And how did they become so valuable? Key sources: CS:GO ’Dragon Lore’ AWP skin sells for more than $61,000 Bank Failure in Second Life Leads to Calls for Regulation Meet The Man Who Just Made A Half Million From The Sale Of Virtual Property #640c50b721cd 0:00 Intro 1:16 Virtual Goods 4:05 Why Buy Virtual Goods 5:52 Skokie 8:06 Buying & Selling 13:00 Annual Tournaments