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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/stratford-school-of-interaction-design-and-busines
 s/events/building-equitable-and-sustainable-game-development
SUMMARY:Building Equitable and Sustainable Game Development Education -\nWo
 rkshop
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:\"Building Equitable and Sustainable Game Development Education
 \"\nWorkshop led by Kenzie Gordon (University of Alberta)\, Dr. Sean\nGoug
 las (University of Alberta)\, Dr. Alison Harvey (York\nUniversity)\, Vish
 al Sooknananl (Western University)\, Dr. Johanna\nWeststar (Western Unive
 rsity)\, and Dr. Jennifer Whitson (University\nof Waterloo). \n\n  With
  recent waves of layoffs\, high-profile workplace harassment\ncases\, and 
 a notoriously short career length for gender minorities and\npeople of col
 our\, the transition of new workers into the game industry\ninvolves navig
 ating a spate of barriers to equity and success that\nhave been understudi
 ed in academic research. The First Three Years is\nan ongoing longitudinal
  study of graduates of game programs in Canada\nand the United States\, fo
 llowing the journey of 207 students as they\nmove into the game industry. 
 In this workshop\, our research team will\nsummarise the primary challenge
 s students have identified in their\ngame programs. This summary includes 
 equity and diversity issues\ninherent in common curricular practices such 
 as the efficacy of\ncapstone courses and internships\, the inclusion of cr
 unch-like\npractices in the classroom\, the systematic failure to inform s
 tudents\nof actual workplace conditions\, and the mismatch between student
 \npreparation and industry hiring practices. Afterwards\, participants\nwi
 ll address whether/how these problems manifest in their own\ninstitutions\
 , and what solutions might improve equity outcomes for\nstudents seeking c
 areers in games.
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