One of the biggest news headlines from last week was a report claiming that some unfortunate Chinese convicts were bring forced into “gold farming” (or earning money in online games) by prison guards. The story also captured the attention of Taiwan-based Next Media Animation who has created one of its trademark animations depicting a wacky visualization of how things may have gone down.
Instead of earning online currency themselves, many gamers prefer the shortcut of buying virtual gold with real money. Over the years “gold farming” has emerged to feed that demand. In the video below, NMA playfully envisions a giant slave-driving panda pushing the convicts while they play games.
It’s a very lighthearted way to deal with a pretty sad story, but the animators pose a serious question at the end: “What will be the next activity westerners outsource to China?”
Check out the video for yourself and let us know your thoughts.
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