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Overcoming the Exploitation of Passion in Videogame Labor - Playing with Passion (Hardcover)
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Overcoming the Exploitation of Passion in Videogame Labor - Playing with Passion (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in New Media
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Overcoming the Exploitation of Passion in Videogame Labor: Passion
Play examines the intersection of passion, precarity, and
collocation to pinpoint where and how interventions can be made
towards better working conditions. Jackson contends that videogames
and passion are inextricably linked and explores this intrinsic
link where passion is expected and valorized, be it in the context
of play, work, or culture. Passion, Jackson argues, is the
connective tissue that sews together the shared experiences that
people all over the world will undertake through videogames,
including that's winning close matches, experiencing new worlds,
and forging new friendships. This book interrogates the outcomes of
when labour, videogames, and passion collide - work and play become
inextricably linked, and suddenly a 'passion for games' becomes an
insistent and expected 'passion for work.' This, Jackson ultimately
posits, leads to the current reality of much of the videogame
production industry, where passion is used as a workplace policing
tool and a way to push workers to periods of extended work, or
crunch periods. Through theorizations regarding passion, bodies,
assembly, and assemblage, this text wrestles with what can be done
to manifest real change in the videogame industry. Scholars of
media studies, technology, and labour studies will find this book
of particular interest.
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