[buckeyeCoder]

REAMDE (http://www.amazon.com/Reamde-Novel-Neal-Stephenson/dp/006197...) by Neal Stephenson is an interesting, fictional take on what might happen if an MMORPG embraced the farmers.

It's also a really quick read for a Stephenson book.

[9999]

I don't know how this slipped under my radar, thanks for the recommendation!

Play Money is a fantastic non-fiction account of online gaming economies if anyone wants a more extensive non-fiction treatment of the topic.