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The simExchange: A virtual videogame stock market photo

This has got to be one of the craziest and most ambitious projects anyone has ever attempted. Instead of making a long, boring post trying to explain it all, I'm just going to quote Brian's (founder of the simExchange) e-mail to Niero. Suffice it to say, Destructoid seems to have the coolest fans.

Hi Niero,

Destructoid is a great independent site for video game coverage and you guys have established yourselves well.

I have been working on a new project for gamers that  I'd like to invite you to try out the beta test.   I call this project "the simExchange" and it is a simulated stock market for video games (kind of like fantasy football but for video games--a way to put your video game knowledge and predictions to the test).

The idea is that gamers can quickly see what are the most anticipated upcoming games from the highest priced game stocks or most actively traded game stocks.  After identifying some games of interest, the gamer can then see a succinct summary, aggregated articles, images, and videos of the game, or participate in a discussion.  After forming some kind of opinion, the gamer can then express his opinion by buying or selling the game's stock.  The stock is a proxy for the game's buzz and forecasts the total worldwide sales of the game over its life time.  The stock market simulation follows real market mechanics, but there are some twists to make the website more entertaining.
 
I invite you to check out the site (www.thesimexchange.com).  Your feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Aetsen's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2006 15:26
Aetsen
Seems kinda Market Researchy.
Daniel Husky Lingen's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2006 15:34
Daniel Husky Lingen
holy crap... that's an awesome idea

now my sims can just invest for simolians... no more military :D
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2006 15:36
Darren Nakamura
This is kinda cool. I can just picture a game with a ton of hype having its stock plummet after its released and first impressions turn out to be mediocre.
maxio098ui's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2006 16:55
maxio098ui
i play hsx.com reguarly and ive been waiting for this kind of game for a long time
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2006 18:19
bleep
I agree with Dexter. This would be an interesting representation of the gaming hype world. But would it be fun? I think I will stick with Dtoid FTW
djnexus911's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2006 18:52
djnexus911
Some one should buy tons of stocks for this sim type game right before halo 3 hits :p
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2006 19:01
Fronz
That sounds like an amazingly fun project. If they need any more beta testers then sing this admin up!
handdyman's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2006 19:49
handdyman
Sounds fun, going to sign up and try it out.
zizzy's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/03/2006 20:48
zizzy
I signed up....Halo 3, Gears of War, and Xbox 360...I'll be (virtually) rich in no time!!
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/04/2006 00:13
Aaron Mxy Yost
Hollywood Stock Exchange for video games. Surprised nobody's done this before, nifty!
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