Young people gathered recently on a beach in Peru’s capital to dance, pose and show off their most creative moves. They took part in a so-called aura battle. This event is a real-world version of the internet trend known as aura farming.
 　Competitors dressed up as characters from comic books or animated films. They joined dance battles and tried to win applause from the crowd.
 　Aura farming competitions first started in Brazil and spread through social media. Now, teenagers and adults are holding aura battles across Latin America. The contests have also reached Spain.
 　Like video game characters who farm for points, people who go aura farming are trying to earn a reward. In this case, it’s about generating good vibes and building up their personal coolness score.
 　Martínez is a Colombian arts professor. He said that the trend of aura farming helps teenagers socialize.
 　However, in Costa Rica, the Ministry of Education banned aura battles in public schools. They argued that these battles could create conflicts between students or disrupt learning.
 　

　最近秘魯首都的一處海灘聚集了許多年輕人，他們跳舞、擺姿勢及展示最具創意的動作。他們參加一場所謂的「氣場對戰」，這場活動是網路潮流「氣場塑造」的現實版。
　參賽者裝扮成漫畫或動畫電影中的角色，展開一場舞蹈對決，力求贏得觀眾的掌聲。
　氣場塑造比賽最初源自巴西，並透過社群媒體傳播開來。如今，拉丁美洲各地的青少年和成年人都在舉辦氣場對戰。這項賽事也蔓延到西班牙。
　就像電玩角色累積點數一樣，那些參加氣場塑造的人也試圖獲得某種獎勵。只是在這裡，他們的目的是為了營造正面氛圍，從而累積個人的酷炫值。
　馬丁內斯是哥倫比亞的藝術教授，他表示，氣場塑造的風氣能幫助青少年社交。
　然而，在哥斯大黎加，教育部禁止公立學校進行氣場對戰，他們認為這類比賽可能引發學生衝突或干擾學習。