Chinese Gold Farmers Documented on Video

This six-minute video is a teaser for an upcoming documentary that examines the controversial practice of hiring low-cost Chinese labor to farm virtual goods for sale in richer nations.
Source: Joystiq

See also:

• This excellent Terra Nova forum entry on how gold farming works.
• Wired: “Anger Flares over Cyber ‘Gold’” (27 Feb 2006)
• This article by Julian Dibbell on Black Snow Interactive’s Tijuana-based gold farming business.

• eBay Bans Virtual Property / RMT Auctions (January 30, 2007)
• Gold Farmers Form Lobby Group in South Korea (January 24, 2007)
• Japan Investigates Illicit Gold Farming (July 18, 2006)
• Square Enix Cracks Down on Gil-Farming RMT in Final Fantasy XI (June 14, 2006)
• TERRA NOVA: How a Gold Farm Works (January 19, 2006)
• Why PC Gamer Kicked Out Gold Farmers (January 17, 2006)

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