How a rural Filipino community is earning a living playing an NFT game

Yes, it is possible to make a living playing games. A rural community in the Philippines has figured that out, as chronicled in a new documentary called Play-to-Earn: NFT Gaming in the Philippines.

The 18-minute film (which Yield Guild Games bankrolled and  Emfarsis Consulting created) is about a group of people in the Philippines. They were out of work in the pandemic and turned to playing a game, Sky Mavis’ Axie Infinity, that enables players to earn rewards as they play. Axie Infinity uses nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to uniquely identify digital items in its cartoon-style PC and mobile game. Players who play the game earn a virtual currency dubbed Smooth Love Potion. They can convert this into cryptocurrency and then convert it into real money.