Trapped by strict contracts and threatened with violence, teenage "gold farmers" must play multiplayer online games for hours on end, harvesting virtual treasure their bosses sell to first-world customers for real money. But in today's global economy, even one person with an Internet connection has power-and a farmers' revolt can change the world.
Summary An international, Internet-based movement sets out to establish basic rights for oppressed workers by controlling and collapsing the economies of online games.
Topics Online gaming. The Internet. "Gold farmers." China. Corporations. Military strategy. Censorship. Oppression. Labor unions.
SRC Level 9.600000
SRC Points 34.000000
Lexile 1070L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Publication date 2010-04-30
JLG Release Date Jul 2010
Minimum grade 11
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Mature Young Adult Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
Mature Young Adult Plus
Mature Young Adult Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
For Grades 11 & Up
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