• AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net
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    1 day ago

    It’s weird to me that game devs don’t experiment with alternative organizational structures more often, kind of like Motion Twin; or how they’re only just beginning to unionize in some places. The “capital” in game development is a little bit computer hardware, but otherwise the vast majority of value in a game design studio is the human beings and their talent and skills.

    I cannot think of any other industry where the workers are more essential, and management more superfluous and replaceable.

    • Fizz@lemmy.nz
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      22 hours ago

      A lot of the value is in the IP or existing assets/engine/codebase.

      If you are starting a new IP then fuck it you may as well go with an alternative structure over a giant corp.