Someone else's term Project

Good evening readers,

The last few days of class we have been making our final term project presentations. One presentation that I was particularly interested in and shocked by was Jennifer’s presentation of gold farming in world of warcraft. Her presentation basically explained that companies in China are hiring low wage workers to play computer games for 12 hours a day to gain as much gold, items, and level ups for their character as possible. The gold and items that these workers collect are then sold to obsessed players who wish to be the best in the game without having to work for it. These are the individuals who do not have a lot of time to play computer games but still desire the bragging rights of being the best. On the other hand, for the low wage workers the game is no longer fun as it has become a chore, a daunting 12 hour task that they must commit to everyday. It was surprising to me to find that people would actually pay to be good in a game rather than to put in their own effort and the fact that this is a billion dollar industry.

Sanjay R