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Overcoming the Exploitation of Passion in Videogame Labor: Playing with Passion

Overcoming the Exploitation of Passion in Videogame Labor: Playing with Passion

Jackson, Joshua

Hardcover

Series: Studies in New Media

Business GeneralGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1666915254
ISBN13: 9781666915259
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Feb 15 2023
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Overcoming the Exploitation of Passion in Videogame Labor: Playing with Passion 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 winning close matches, experiencing new worlds, and forging new friendships. This book interrogates the outcomes of labor, videogames, and passion colliding - 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 labor studies will find this book of particular interest.

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