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ext-c2a3d8dda6ab4b654b5a5b5f00ceb0f4 |
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Date |
2020 |
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repository |
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p15554139 |
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abstract |
This article investigates some of the key debates that have emerged within the nascent
union organising project Game Workers Unite, with a specific focus on its UK branch
(GWU UK). The analysis is based on a period of participatory observation and a series
of interviews with board members of GWU UK. This article evaluates Game Workers Unite
(GWU) in relation to other recent attempts at unionising the game industry. It concludes
that the strategies adopted to counter the hyper-visibility and individualisation
of the game worker are key contributions of GWU in contemporary video game labour.
This article draws on the work of Dyer-Witheford and de Peuter (2009) <i>Games of
empire: Global capitalism and video games</i> to evaluate the historical specificity
of GWU and the importance of the organisation for the contemporary video game industry. |
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authors |
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peerReviewed |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1211015 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1211016 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1211505 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1211511 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1211512 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1211513 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1211514 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1211515 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1211959 |
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AcademicArticle |
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type |
Article |
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label |
Ruffino, Paolo and Woodcock, Jamie (2020). Game Workers and the Empire: Unionisation
in the UK Video Game Industry. Games and Culture (Early Access). |
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Title |
Game Workers and the Empire: Unionisation in the UK Video Game Industry |
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oro |