Title: Not All Fun and Games Videogame Labour, Project based Workplaces, and the New Citizenship at Work
Publisher: Concordia Univ Pr
Publication Date: 2024
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1988111498
ISBN 13: 9781988111490
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New
Weight: 0.6 kilograms

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A scholarly investigation into working conditions in the North American gaming industry.

Motivated by a goal to understand the labor conditions of workers in the videogame industry and their participatory power to create decent work, Not All Fun and Games is a critical examination of a global entertainment juggernaut with revenues that top film, television, and music production combined. Jobs in the industry are heralded as the vanguard of the new economy, governments offer lucrative tax credits to lure game studios to their regions, and game developers often express commitment and passion for their work. Yet, the industry is also known for its toxic workplaces. To understand these disparities and gain insight into twenty-first-century labor conditions, Marie-Jos�e Legault and Johanna Weststar have carried out a comprehensive mixed-methods study of the North American industry over the past fifteen years. They combine detailed survey data from thousands of game developers with over one hundred qualitative interviews to systematically reveal labor issues such as precarity, lack of workforce diversity, unpredictable schedules, unpaid overtime, low unionization rates, worker burnout, and significant pay inequality.

About the Authors

Marie-Jos�e Legault is associate professor at �cole des sciences de l’administration, TELUQ University (Universit� du Qu�bec).

Johanna Weststar is associate professor of employment relations in the DAN Department of Management and Organizational Studies at Western University.

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