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The New Gold Rush (Ep. 8)

Gamecraft

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Perverted Enjoyment in In-Game Economies

The enjoyment subtext underlying in-game economies gets perverted when these activities start having real-world financial implications, like people in sweatshops farming gold in games for minimum wage. The evolution of this phenomenon raises questions about the purpose and existence of game economies.

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