Julian has a nice, thoughtful article on the Chinese gold farming industry. It ran on Sunday in the New York Times magazine -- go take a look. p.s. Remember this? :-)
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Jun 19, 2007
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Outstanding article, and extremely insightful into the the working lifes of those workers who grind all that virtual cash. Many thanks for linking this.
David
Posted by: David Grundy | Jun 19, 2007 at 05:19
I read the article and recall that earlier post. What I find amusing now is that some people who once claimed that there was no truth to these stories and it was all some internet hoax being played on gullible geeks - even after additional evidence surfaced - can now be found quoted in mainstream articles explaining the phenomenon.
I look forward to watching the documentaries about this and reading the discussions that follow. It should prove interesting.
Posted by: csven | Jun 19, 2007 at 08:16
Great article. Great to see that these much maligned virtual serfs actually find time to enjoy the games they work in.
Posted by: Dan S | Jun 19, 2007 at 15:31