I think in this case, game is less &quot;Mass Effect&quot; or &quot;Grand Theft Auto&quot; and more alternate reality + really hard (programming&#x2F;networking) puzzles, where the mechanics to the puzzles have some non-fictional relevance to how you would really exploit, reverse engineer and attack a network or system, thus proving competence in a few key areas.<p>Monetization is through taking people that have both completed and&#x2F;or done really well in this game <i>and</i> are interested in new employment, and after a few in-person meetings with the Ptaceks and Patrick, you might get a private lunch with a CTO looking to hire (in their words, IIRC).  They would get finders fees for that.