Unionization, Steady Careers, and Generations of Games Culture

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03:15 Game Workers Unite: Who, what, why?
14:11 Anonymous on the disposability of QA staffers
18:11 Testimonies on crunch
24:01 History of unionization in Hollywood
33:39 The potential downsides of unionization
37:39 Ageism vs. future generations

Thanks to the following participants for helping out and providing their voice:
Emma Kinema of https://www.gameworkersunite.org/
Ted Anderson of http://www.pixelpushersunion-512.com/
Scott Benson of http://theglorysociety.com/
Allistair Aitchenson: https://www.alistairaitcheson.com/

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator

James Rolfe's first Nintendo footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mupyfGBE0Y
90's Playstation factory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6ek2bKW22A
80's Video game factory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOh9HL-dOdQ&t=164s
1946 Megastrike newsreel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb-1IqaQSq8







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