Building leverage for game creators
summary
Industry surveys show rising support for collective action: 32% support a decade ago, 56% in 2014, and recent studies reporting 66% would favor a local union and 82% for an industry-wide union while GDC finds 73% yes or maybe. Developers average five to seven years in roles yet want to stay indefinitely, prompting proposals like a Game Creators Legal Defense Fund, guild models for contractors, and workplace unions after shocks such as the Telltale closure.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 4:45The Developer Satisfaction Survey
- 5:19What Are the Reasons Why You Would Choose To Be Self-Employed or a Contract or Freelancer
- 12:29Collective Bargaining
- 13:03Legal Defense Fund
- 13:59Educate on Labor Law and Worker Rights
- 15:24The Game Creators Legal Defense Fund
- 16:09Guilds
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