"A union for videogame developers?" by Marie-Josee Legault

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A union for videogame developers?

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Marie-Josee Legault, Teluq-UQAM
Johanna Weststar, Western University
Laurence To, Universite du Quebec a Montreal

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Article

Publication Date

1-18-2017

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Business Administration, Management, and Operations and
Work, Economy and Organizations

Abstract

The videogame industry is often criticised about its working conditions and has been accused of treating its developers poorly. According to the 2014 Developer Satisfaction Survey (DSS) of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), 32% believed that there is a negative perception of the game industry. When asked why, working conditions was the top response.

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Marie-Josee Legault, Johanna Weststar and Laurence To. "A union for videogame developers?" First Person Scholar (2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/johanna_weststar/37/