Yeah its weird how theres always a push to get expo passes into the hands of underrepresented groups but absolutely no support for uuuhhhh hotels/flights/etc
Is that the talk going around? That those speaking out about all this are gatekeeping?
What a world. That's not even what gatekeeping is. Although, if someone thinks informing others about the state of affairs is "gatekeeping" then they already too far gone down that logic chasm.
I just recently switched into working in the games industry about 3 years ago after a career in media UI... I'm starting to wonder if that was a mistake...
I've been at least adjacent for close to 20 years now and have seen a lot of layoffs. I am not really sure of the magnitude of these recent ones us greater than before or if folks are just really tired of the pattern and speaking out more, but this has been a reality of it for a long time ...
I've been hit 3 and missed by more over 17 years, but from my POV: there used to be a reason. Harmonix when the music game bubble burst. Irrational when BioShock shipped years late. Turbine & Blizzard for trying to compete with League.
Post interest rate hike & Fortnite, tho, it's different.
I remember a lot of the folks I knew at Firaxis having to pack up in the process of or immediately after Xcom came out. And that was one of the most successful and beloved games in recent memory.
And the less said about the Big Huge Games debacle, the better ...
Which is to say, it's not like you're getting into it at the wrong moment ... you just have to be prepared to jump ship every couple of years and plan accordingly. Long term job security and stability hasn't been the norm for too long.
Hopefully, a greater change is on the way, but won't be easy..
Games is an incredibly hard industry to break into. Always has been. Kids gotta be made aware of it… it’s not gatekeeping: it’s arming them with knowledge so they go in prepared for a steep climb.
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What a world. That's not even what gatekeeping is. Although, if someone thinks informing others about the state of affairs is "gatekeeping" then they already too far gone down that logic chasm.
Post interest rate hike & Fortnite, tho, it's different.
And the less said about the Big Huge Games debacle, the better ...
Hopefully, a greater change is on the way, but won't be easy..