Part 2 of “For The Win” is about this student in the PhD program at Stanford University, Connor Prikkel. Prikkel discovers equations that predict the values of virtual goods based on how much fun the game is called Prikkel equations. He quits school and decides to invest all his time in his discovery and almost hits bankruptcy before he wins big in the game. The company that Matthew was apart of, Boss Wing, has a lock-in to exploit a new discovery from a gamer to get gold quickly before the game administration can shut them down. This lock in caused an uproar with employees and gamers, they started a protest worldwide and virtually. There were even bets placed on the outcomes of the protesting by Connor and others. During this struggle, real-world problems happen to gamers like hideouts getting attacked, Matthew being arrested and sent to a labor camp, and people being beaten up by police. some of this is caught on video and goes viral. Mala and her army become double-agents and try to help the Webblies who are protesting and fighting against their bosses. They talk more about Wei-Dong and how he reconnects with his family after he turns eighteen and his dad dies and helps out with the family company.
This book is actually really interesting. The struggle is kind of strange to think about with the virtual side of it and having it end up in the real world, though. I can see how this would be a popular book for audiences of young adults and definitely gamers. It kinda sucks that its so long and that there isn’t a lot of time to read the whole thing. I’ve had to skim a lot of it but it is actually entertaining to read.
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