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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-717f5024b3234a6794a07708dc05fc342023-06-26T10:01:56ZengIntellectArtifact1749-34631749-34712008-06-0122828710.1080/17493460903020224/art.2.2.82_7http://instance.metastore.ingenta.com/content/journals/ajdp/2/2The Chinese Game Room: Play, Productivity, and Computing at Their LimitsJulian Dibbell0Contributing editor, Wired magazine, and author of Play Money: Or How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual LootAbstract 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).https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1080/17493460903020224/art.2.2.82_7artificial intelligenceludocapitalismChinapolitical economyvideo games |
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| topic | artificial intelligence ludocapitalism China political economy video games |
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