Comments on: The Life of the Chinese Gold Farmer (and that of Academics) https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2007/06/21/the-life-of-the-chinese-gold-farmer-and-that-of-academics/ My name is Jesper Juul, and I am a Ludologist [researcher of the design, meaning, culture, and politics of games]. This is my blog on game research and other important things. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:30:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: peter purgathofer https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2007/06/21/the-life-of-the-chinese-gold-farmer-and-that-of-academics/comment-page-1/#comment-46409 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:33:56 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=346#comment-46409 still, there is a difference. succeeding or failing at a game is still without consequences for your “real” life (in this case, your work). we can analyze a game whether we are successful or not. i recently took part at a e-sports kind of event (pro evolution soccer tournament), and i failed. while this has frustrated me (immensly, but only for a short time), it had no other effects on my life.

on the other hand, the gold farmer has to succeed. if she were to be a bad player in the game she was trying to farm gold, then she would not earn enough money. she would not be able to pay her rent or insurance. thus, playing would have a very immediate effect on her “real” life.

for me, this is not playing any more. playing normally has only very limited consequences for the rest of your life.

]]> By: Jesper https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2007/06/21/the-life-of-the-chinese-gold-farmer-and-that-of-academics/comment-page-1/#comment-43001 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:13:46 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=346#comment-43001 Agreed, the two are not always that exclusive. Sometimes they are.

]]> By: chico https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2007/06/21/the-life-of-the-chinese-gold-farmer-and-that-of-academics/comment-page-1/#comment-42905 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:06:33 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=346#comment-42905 True. But doesn?t work, any work, feels like play, sometimes? Could it be that maybe working with games just enhance that feeling?

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