Making A Living From World of Warcraft Gold Trade
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... these gold farms indicate that the game platform has the potential to engage more people in Internet-driven economy. The gaming workers in China don’t have skills like English, software or graphic design to participate in other forms of Internet-driven work, but they can communicate and navigate in a 3D game world whose tools and routines they are familiar with… So if more social and economic activities happen in an accessible 3D game world, people who don’t have access to other culture capital but gaming knowledge will be more likely to be included in global interaction."
[Source: Inside World of Warcraft Gold Farm, Future of Work (GigaOm)]
Half a million people...
Who'd have ever thought that online games could create a whole new industry within them that could provide a living for half a million people?
It's simply amazing...
There are "gold farmers" or "gold farms" in other countries as well such as Romania, the Philippines, Indonesia and Mexico. However, they do not approach the scope and scale of the Chinese farm industry. China's abundant labor, availability of high-speed Internet connections and cheap computers have made it a powerhouse in collecting virtual assets for online games, fueling the market among the 30 million or so online gamers worldwide.
Chinese gold farmers typically work twelve hour shifts, and sometimes up to eighteen hour shifts. Wages depend heavily on location and the size of the gold farming company. One gold farming operation in Chongqing in central China with 23 gold farmers was reported to pay its employees the equivalent of about 75 U.S. dollars per month, while workers at a larger gold farm in Fuzhou earn the equivalent of about 250 U.S. dollars per month.
[Source: Wikipedia]
Making Money... Video Game Advertising Tunis 94th Among World Cities for Quality of Life BBC Plans Online World For Children The Lord Of The Rings Online - Shadows Of AngmarYeah, gold farming has gotten a little out of control.
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