Micro-transactions and Microeconomics: How Video Games Make Money
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 7:30 - 8:30 pm (CT)
Presenters: Brian Flanigan Arthurs, Arizona Council for the Social Studies, Salt River Schools Danielle Bonfig, Sr. Community Program Coordinator, Northern Arizona University Lesley Mace, Outreach Sr. Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta- Birmingham Branch
Come along for a journey through the last fifty years exploring how video games have made money, and how this has changed due to world events. In this session, educators will be provided with content-rich information regarding the many ways the video game industry has made money through various eras as seen through a microeconomic lens. After leaving the presentation, teachers will have tools to connect sometimes-abstract concepts found in Economics and Personal Finance with their students' relevant knowledge of video games.
Presented in partnership with Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Northern Arizona University.
