Raising Awareness about Video Games Labor & Celebrating Reaching Level 7 [Ended]

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Note that this is not so much of a puzzle but a quiz... that's right folks! For those of you who aren't at school anymore, guess what? Here's a pop quiz and it makes up 100% of your final score for the semester!

Here's the ItsTooHard link: http://www.itstoohard.com/puzzle/tdopP1e0

For your efforts, I've included a variety of bundled and unbundled games into the train (level 1+). Good luck!

Edit: Forgot to mention, the train will be open for 2 weeks.

On a more serious note, I wanted to do something to help raise awareness about the issue while it's still fresh in my mind (I'm quite forgetful despite my age) and what better way to get people's attention on SG than with a giveaway train? Reaching level 7 is just a nice bonus :)

What can YOU do to help?

Help spread the word to every gamer (or even non-gamer) you know. If you know friends or family who currently works within the gaming industry, that's even better! Gamers are generally really passionate about the games they play, and hopefully, they would extend that care and passion to the people behind the scenes whose gaming passions are being exploited.

If you're a game worker, you might be interested to join an available union (select countries/regions only) or join the GWU chapter that's pushing to establish one in your region.

Note that you can't donate to the organization yet but I think they are working on securing a non-profit status so they could open up an organization bank account.

Did you know that pro players, content streamers/creators, workers in the physical game industry, and freelancers in the games industry (such as translators, voice actors, scriptwriters, etc) can also benefit from a union? This movement may even snowball into the tech industry in general since crunching is not an issue that's exclusive to game developers.

More resources:

https://www.gameworkersunite.org/
https://time.com/5603329/e3-video-game-creators-union/
Extra read: 'I'd Have These Extremely Graphic Dreams': What It's Like To Work On Ultra-Violent Games Like Mortal Kombat 11
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More companies should learn from Ninetendo: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/21/nintendo-comments-on-crunch-and-game-delays-a-e3-2019

To end this thread, I'll leave you with a quote:

“There’s a belief in the games industry that working in it is a privilege, and that you should be willing to do whatever it takes to stay there,” says Emily Grace Buck, a former narrative designer at Telltale. Source

Let's change this!

-Inspired by the quiz created by Lars to help promote Taylor Swift's latest album

Not sure if I even need this but Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with GWU or any of the resources I've linked in this thread/in the quiz.

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Did you know that games companies are exploiting their workers by forcing them to work insane hours that last weeks on end with no overtime pay and laying most of them off once the game is released?

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Yes and I want to do something about it.

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Aethyna

Sorry for the big blunder! Fixed one of the region restricted GAs in the train.

You can enter the GA by heading back into the Quiz (you don't have to solve it again).

Let me know if I messed up anything else! The quiz should work perfectly though - I tested it myself :)

4 years ago*