Jin Ge’s Documentary On Chinese World of Warcraft Goldfarmers on MTV

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Jin Ge’s documentary work on Chinese World of Warcraft(WoW) goldfarmers was highlighted for MTV’s Gamer’s Week 2.0: Is Mining Virtual Gold Exploitive?

Jin Ge has estimated there are at least half million goldfarmers working throughout China in organized game sweatshops, where they work to produce gold/points for market consumption–pimarily for gamers in America.

The development of virtual economies may appear to be an accelerated growth of the entertainment and online services industry, but it is not that simple. The economy has transformed from a simple market based on one-to-one exchanges to the beginnings of a complex virtual market. [Full Text]

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