====== Union Activision ====== {{:cover-image:artworks-000441864054-tta0v8-t500x500.jpg?200|}} **Union Activision** is episode 83 of the podcast, [[start#About the Show|Boonta Vista]]. This episode was released on 28-Jan-2019. ===== Description ===== We are joined again by Tim (@burgerdrome) to discuss his latest piece about Game Developer unionisation for Polygon: www.polygon.com/2019/1/16/1817833…oper-union-crunch Check out Game Workers Unite for more info: gameworkers.com.au/ ===== Intro Scenario ===== ^Summary^Written by^ |No intro scenario. Theo introduces his new thing, which is saying "hey, baby", Andrew regrets asking for wallet-carrying-location correspondence.|| ===== Hosts ===== * [[start#Hosts|Andrew]] * [[start#Hosts|Ben]] * [[start#Hosts|Theo]] ===== Guests ===== * [[Tim (@burgerdrome)]] ===== Segments ===== ^Timestamp^Segment^Notes^ |0:04:55|[[Unnamed Segment|Unnamed Segment]]|The main subject of the episode, running through Tim's piece on Polygon about game dev unionisation in detail.| |0:40:00|[[Royal Watch|Royal Watch]]|For about a minute Ben gets grilled about recent Royal News, then back to the previous segment.| |0:51:20|[[Mailbag|Mailbag]]|Andrew apologizes for pronouncing someone's name wrong on the next episode. Questions include: how can we support unionization as consumers? What about people missing out on bonuses because of metacritic scores? How do you get libertarians working in the game industry to use and fight for employment rights? | ===== Episode Notes ===== Ben's life advice for the week is to have a nap, siesta or just a rest for an couple of hours in the heat of the day. ^ Other Information ^^ ^Outro Music|| ^Movies Referenced|Blade Runner 2049 (2017)| ^Fad Diets|No| ^Crime Passes|No| ^Hundredth Episode Gong|N/A| ===== Navigation ===== [[episode_82_bonus|Previous Episode]] [[episode_83_bonus|Next Episode]] ===== Listen to the episode ===== {{soundcloud>boontavista/episode-83-union-activision-featuring-burgerdrome}}