The Chinese Game Room: Play, Productivity, and Computing at Their Limits
Abstract An essay exploring the border between work and play based on the author's experiences visiting Chinese 'gold farms:' large factories with young gamers harvesting gold, i.e., virtual money and loot, from massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs).
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| Language: | English |
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Intellect
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Artifact |
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| Online Access: | https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1080/17493460903020224/art.2.2.82_7 |