Doctor of Media Studies || Pro union/pro collective action (esp digital labour and vidja prod) || lecturer in CGMA @ Derby Uni || ❌ NFTs || all thots my own 😇
Derby, England
Joined August 2014
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My book came out today! If you want to think about games labour and maybe some ways to fix the worse aspects of games labour, check it out. DM me if you'd like to talk more (aka if you'd like a review copy)!
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I’m talking about my book tomorrow!!! Come join us!
Join us for a conversation between Joshua Jackson (U. Derby) and Justin Wigard (U. Richmond) about Dr. Jackson's book Overcoming The Exploitation of Passion in #Videogame #Labor.
Saturday, August 12 · 11am CDT | Free - all are welcome.
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UCU members - reply to this tweet if you have been threatened with immoral and punitive deductions for simply daring to stand up for yourself, back your union and support the marking and assessment boycott. Let us know where you work.
#ucuRISING
This is the ultimate “find out” of the “fuck around” theorem. UCU made clear asks, which ended up in laughable offers, so when your students ask about strike days, remind them that the labour we engage in is specialized and we can’t pay our bills with “passion” and “good tidings”
🚨 I NEED EVERY FOLLOWER TO SHARE THIS🚨
Every single university in the UK will be shut down with 18 days of strike action across February and March
RT if you will support UCU members
RT if you will be on our pickets
#ucuRISING
#EnoughlsEnough
Joshua Jackson, PhD retweeted
Dealing with online hate: A crisis management handbook for video game developers
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The Jacob Wolf Report's sources say the settlement talks fell apart because Activision Blizzard refused to terms involving long-term luxury tax rule changes, and public statements about the rule
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hey @TwitchSupport my loyal viewer and subscriber MOONMOON_HAS_TINY_TEETH was banned for harassment (because of his name)
my teeth are tiny and I do not feel harassed
could you please unban his account? he tried appealing a month ago and it was denied about a week ago
I met Gavin Price today and showed him around our university lmfao HE IS SO NICE TOO IM SCREAMING!!!!
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W need to keep in mind that, since GamerGate (and probably before that), fascists are one of the most active political forces in the videogame culture.
We need to crush this morbid ideology, in our companies, in our games, in our streets.
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.@DerbyUni CGMA and CGP’s 3rd year expo is off to a start in the Atrium on main campus! Come by and see the future of game development and games art! So proud of our students dude :’)
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BREAKING: Video game testers at Raven Software/Activision Blizzard have won their landmark union election, 19-3.
Despite a relentless union-busting campaign, Raven's quality assurance testers have formed the first union at a major U.S. gaming studio.
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EA Employees Stage Walkout Just to Get Away From Desks for a Minute
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Non-profit organisation Women in Games has announced the opening of an Asia chapter
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News-in-Brief: The full Develop:Brighton 2022 conference programme is now available
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(Reminder: GamesIndustry.biz readers get 10% off all passes with the code LZAHGG)
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I will be interviewing 100 LGBTQ elders over the next two years for a project I am calling “OLD & QUEER.” I believe it’s vital to collect stories from our elders while they’re still alive, and I’m excited to share the first one here:
Pat and Paulette, both 70, in Harlem, NYC 🧵
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Solidarity to BioWare QA from everyone at Raven QA!
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Workers in Wisconsin and across the country should have the freedom to organize a union in their workplace. I am glad to see this process move forward for Raven Software employees. #Solidarity @CWAUnion @WeAreGWA
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"Gig companies capitalise on vulnerable people, and they are a perfect incubator for anxiety."
President @alexjkmarshall and courier Joe Durbigde spoke to @avivainvestors about the gig economy, and how conditions can be improved for workers.
Read here:
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