An ethnographic exploration of the work and daily life of non-player characters, the digital extras in video games. Their labor loops, activity patterns as well as bugs and malfunctions paint a vivid analogy for work under capitalism.
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"The Street Sweeper"
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"The Laundress"
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"The Carpenter"
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"The Stable Hand"
Jacob Banigan
Narrator
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Heavenly Sword
Inception: The Cobol Job
Fire and Ice
Killer Bean Forever
DC Showcase: Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth!
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora