Hardly Working
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.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Hardly Working
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 3, 2022
Runtime
0h 21m
Genres
Animation, Documentary
Original Title
Hardly Working
Production Companies
Total Refusal, Kunsthaus Graz, Land Steiermark, department 9 - Culture, Europe, Ext. Relations, Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport, Werkleitz Gesellschaft, European Media Art Platform, Creative Europe Media
Director
Susanna Flock
Description
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.
