The headlines scream shock horror at the virtual world sweatshops in developing countries, where workers are employed to play online games like World of Warcraft and EverQuest in order to sell their bags of gold booty and other assets for real-world cash to money-rich/time-poor gamers. Virtual worlds player shout and gnash when their servers are taken over by these Chinese "gold farmers", leading to incidents worthy of examination in political science classes. Oh the hysteria.
Now you can see it for yourself, in this preview for a documentary about Chinese gold farmers. Apart from playing games and eating soup, this 6 minute movie doesn't give much away about the process and the phenomenon, but there are a few titbits which suggest that the doc will approach more challenging questions when it is complete.
Worth a look.
Via Joystiq
