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.

21min
Released
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IMDB rating7.1/10

About Hardly Working

Hardly Working Overview

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.

Runtime: 21min

Extra details

Original Title: Hardly Working
Original Language: English
Directed By: Susanna Flock
Production Companies
Total RefusalKunsthaus GrazLand Steiermark, department 9 - Culture, Europe, Ext. RelationsBundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und SportWerkleitz GesellschaftEuropean Media Art PlatformMEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe