The Gaming Industry | Start Here

The gaming industry’s labour force has had a year of reckoning.
The video game industry is richer than the global movie and music industries combined. And it’s still growing.
But a series of public scandals in recent years have revealed poor working conditions for the people making the games, as well as a culture that discriminates against women and minorities.
Will calls for unionization in the industry take off? The newest episode of Start Here reveals what’s going on behind the gaming screen.
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[@VaidyatheDr]

This video starts from gaming industry and ends in feminism.

[@averageenjoyer4048]

Women: we get sexually harassed in the gaming industry how about its stopped since there are 1 billion female gamers Alt right nerd: MUHHH FeMinAziSm

[@phillylove7290]

@@averageenjoyer4048 Well Zoe Quin lies about sexual assault triggered a mentally ill man into suicide. So yeah people take false claims seriously.

[@asherif3893]

@@averageenjoyer4048 1 billion female gamers doesn't translate to 1 billion workers in the industry. Furthermore harrassment happens in many work environments not just the gaming industry and it is the individual who should be held responsible not the entire gaming community

[@omairshafiq1998]

That stuff finds its place almost everywhere. There's even a theory of feminism in International relations (I mean wtf!)

[@space8184]

best comment in al jazeera history

[@sarathmay3]

Disclaimer: Video is less about games and more about socio-politics

[@gxhcbchchvfhbxsddvp96trg]

Expected from mainstream.

[@dhruvo100]

They didnt say anything about micro transactions.......

[@behrozniazi7191]

@Esben M or surprised mechanics

[@khokh699]

It's illegal to have them in a game now no?

[@despy1855]

@@behrozniazi7191 “It’s not gambling it’s randomized rewards!”

[@DPoddy]

Title is a bit too broad as the issues discussed are a lot more on the developer and publisher side.

[@ddogartgallery9720]

For a AAA title,It is too much

[@shanzaarshad523]

My friend is working in gaming industry .its true. there is so much discrimination. She have to work 9-6 only one day off. This culture is literally sick. one of my friends laid off. when google shut down accounts of gaming studios.

[@beryalex1798]

i was hopping to watch Gaming Industry and ended up ads for "Me too"?

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

amazing. Feminism is truly a cancer.!

[@Aldnon]

The title is "The gaming industry" And I expect the history of gaming industry... But it's different than what I expected... This is just "Female on the gaming industry".

[@rahilaamjad3504]

Good job👍 keep it up

[@fabianoalexandre1720]

Few seconds and I already asked myself: "does these guys want me to believe that this woman actually plays videogames and(or) knows something we don't about games?"

[@planetsaturn1300]

Has parallels to the start of the industrial revolution of the 1800’s - Taking advantage of workers. I wonder if you divide a developers annual salary by the hours worked - would it be all that great?

[@baktashsana9266]

It's not only gaming industry all industries are the same ... From oil to construction and so on ... The one who work the most get almost nothing and the one who doesn't do anything get everything.

[@luanofortuin206]

First time that I ever see a news channel talking about video game industry. Nice I like it.

[@bakheethamid2008]

"title correction: Women in Gaming Industry.

[@mafiaishere4371]

TRUE THO

[@gorrerifranco2077]

Thanks for the video. It was very informative 😄

[@Sujad]

03:34, Anita make false claims, repeatedly, did everything she could to subvert games development (even going so far as threatening developers last year) with feminist nonsense. The majority of gamers don't like her and they don't agree with her. Asking Anita to be honest about gaming is like asking a writer from the Daily Stormer to tell you about the Holocaust.

[@s.d.h.3t981]

Stfu

[@deadcells963]

@@s.d.h.3t981 simp

[@errortalekills3167]

Listen man I'm just listening to this bs because it's for a final exam

[@Sujad]

@@errortalekills3167 I'm so sorry you're having to waste your time and money.

[@theodorepatel514]

@@s.d.h.3t981 simmmppppp

[@Somkeful]

1:56 Java still reign hehe

[@User-sf2ni]

This report could have done better if the reporter had not spend a large portion of it on feminism propaganda. There are more issues affecting the gaming Industry like microtransactions, deceptive marketing, low quality graphics, piracy etc

[@RohitSingh-nm9wd]

You guys are lucky you haven't see the toxic gaming culture and industry in sea

[@prakashgupta001]

Mostly in India artists are slaves to these foreign game/vfx companies !!

[@mandirigma8017]

What is that

[@RohitSingh-nm9wd]

Southeast asia

[@yaricoo]

i want to hear about some toxic stories there, because i’m a terrible person.

[@JamieM20001996]

Oh the irony

[@Success4peace]

They should do a video on the public accounting industry - the same aspects apply in the audit and assurance profession, except its even worst than gaming industry because effectively everyone ends up making less than minimum wage considering the 80 hour work weeks.

[@tahabalakc7744]

Why did this turn into a feminism video half way through. I understand that there are mistreated women in the industry. However, that is not the main problem of the industry. The main problem is actually addressed in the beginning, the ridiculous work hours. Another major concern is the companies further alienating and milking their customers with micro transactions.

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

amazing. Feminism is truly a cancer.!

[@bryansmith9231]

I have a topic - are there forms of energy production prohibited only because of the social threat that they work to well and are to affordable?

[@Booyaka9000]

If you can't differentiate the difference between 'to' and 'too' and their correctly usage, there's a great chance that the topic you're putting forth isn't the winner you think it is...

[@lord6617]

Good brief discussion, but I think a good honest discussion also should touch on the dark side of gaming - gambling.

[@shanes.6227]

I remember actual good gaming journalism.

[@khalidwarsaw]

They stick female issues into everything we guys injoy, what does a female being harassed at her job do with the games industry Those are 2 totally unrelated subjects

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

amazing. Feminism is truly a cancer.!

[@misdrevenous]

Yup. I working for a major game developer/ publisher, we''re always ona crunch time.

[@saintmichael5253]

That lady from Feminist Frequency has a major problem - using questionable methods and sources to have her way. I mean at first she was portrayed as the iron willed woman going up against a Male dominated industry. The minute she gets clap back - which is something you will *alway* get when you go around provoking people - she becomes a victim. The UN even gave her an opportunity to present her case and guess what they said? "No, because she presented information from questionable sources." In summary, the industry has a problem. But the way to fix it is not by provoking people and acting like a victim when there's clap back. There are far more constructive ways of doing so. E.g. criticizing by creating. And also lost how the video went from talking about gaming to talking about women🤨🤦‍♂️

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

amazing. Feminism is truly a cancer.!

[@TheAshrafDali]

This video is much valuable for my research article !

[@peteranesu8870]

As gamers, we respect and love women and wish people to have good working hours. But microtransactions are killing us, they're making us pay for what we have paid for.

[@gxhcbchchvfhbxsddvp96trg]

I don't

[@sohamsaha2955]

One day Just like Bollywood India will also have it's own Gaming Industry. And I'm sure about. It is the only Industry unlike Movies and Music that requires highly technical knowledge and also it requires the knowledge of coding. This industry is going to grow much more.

[@ShivaKumar-yy6zr]

But I find the gaming industry absolutely absurd.

[@ShivaKumar-yy6zr]

@@ORiGiN-ip1kk why do we even need games? There's no need of it. Children are nowadays spending more time on GTA than their online lectures.

[@gxhcbchchvfhbxsddvp96trg]

@@ShivaKumar-yy6zr then don't buy games.

[@gxhcbchchvfhbxsddvp96trg]

Seems likely. Jumping from coding programs is not so different to programming games or morr technical roles like engine or driver development.

[@misira8256]

Billion female gamers and 80% of them only playing candy crush and kardashian party on their smartphone. It is hard to make women interested in games, in which you have to use both hands.

[@fabianoalexandre1720]

Not to mention the slight difference between: "1 billion of gamers are women", to, "as many as 1 billion of gamers are THOUGHT to be women"...

[@reubenphilip7385]

@@fabianoalexandre1720 I thought how could there be 1 billion female gamers. I realised they play candy crush .

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

amazing. Feminism is truly a cancer.!

[@rehimcv4049]

Nice and valuable information... thanks

[@cocotaveras8975]

To whoever reads this have a Happy New Year 2020 😁😁

[@uncivilizedartist577]

jinxed :(

[@pewpewyadead]

lol

[@pervinakther2863]

Lol

[@Moribus_Artibus]

Haha

[@carljohnson75]

🤣

[@overthinkingintrovert396]

Al jazeera talking about women's rights in a Western Industry. They should focus on qatar. 😅

[@bts_army5939]

Qatar's women are happier than western women, Islam has given them their rights.

[@MagicMike_101]

I thought the same...

[@awm9547]

@Tobby Isiba Haha Well who is brainwashed? You or him?

[@menyamama]

@@bts_army5939 Lmao sure

[@anonymousduel7370]

@@bts_army5939 ya right. As if we don't know anything

[@ismajaffery6071]

please elaborate Artificial intelligence .... adore your way of explanation

[@MegazGaming]

03:55 Sexual harassment is a genuine issue for women. Not just in the game industry.

[@errortalekills3167]

Yeah well this video is supposed to be about the gaming industry not everything has to be about only women

[@nikki_uchhali]

Some day, 'Lets talk' about how graceful Sandra Gathmann is and how beautifully she does her show

[@fernando4725]

creep

[@nikki_uchhali]

@@fernando4725 Admirer if you may. Stay positive, stay blessed.

[@ankitjangid4208]

I didn't know that , heck even I want to go in gaming industry

[@OphiuchiChannel]

Better start your own if you can afford it.

[@julianmashingaidze2987]

I love Start Here and this was a well researched video, which I liked. Though I feel the title is slightly misleading as it goes onto women in the gaming industry. The realities are quite harsh for them. The working conditions and layoffs are also disheartening to hear

[@hamayoonshah1990]

Start here is the best how I av ever watched

[@phongnguyen-hn2sl]

Women are not being mistreated, they are actually welcome in the video game industry. The real reason why women are the minority in the gaming industry is because there are not a lot of women that choose the type of job. Few women have chosen to enter this market. It has nothing to do with bias or mistreatment of women.

[@sub2domus693]

Being a guy I really want to see women work in the games industry. I was also really upset to hear that women receive harassment in their working environment. Nobody has to feel that way and if I could snap my fingers and stop that once and forall I would. But, that only happens in games. Anyways, good luck to everybody and I hope and I prey that you people get through it and become amazing at your job! This industry is full of amazing and ambitious people (for the most part) so yeah! Great video!

[@gxhcbchchvfhbxsddvp96trg]

NAH

[@ruamlertsupanun5298]

Thailand politic turmoil topic too

[@hassann.mugisha6084]

As me I believe these are things that have been created to pass n waste our time as the generation,all in all good work aljazeera n hope u make more simple well researched work

[@Steveleecomedy]

It's normal for many creative industries like film (I'm in) require lots of OT and most of the time without sleep for a week or more to meet deadline. Friends working on games only let you go home 3-4 hrs a day. But during crunch time you basically sleep in the office. I'm taking about top US companies. Many companies/co-workers in Asia even despise those who can't deal with stress and call them weak. A famous Japanese game company Square that makes Final Fantasy their ppls basically sleep in front of their computers.

[@cronchcrunch]

The fact that it's the norm is the problem. Company executives get away with exploiting workers by making it the norm throughout the industry.

[@nyamekeye]

This discussion should be extended to addressing the toxicity of online gaming culture and mental health issues

[@XJRULO]

Well I think it adresses more the economic aspect of the industry, but I understand your point. Do you have any suggestion, documentary (video, journal, paper, article) about that topic? We have ahead the Meta imersive proposals for the next generations, where the gaming industry seems to be aiming. Greetings!!!

[@Wallie1001]

Alpha gamers mate

[@nizham12345]

Awesome topic as these harsh conditions should be exposed when big names make such profits. The profits and benefits should filter down to the coders and designers too or else it becomes a toxic culture. Great episode

[@gxhcbchchvfhbxsddvp96trg]

Yea, make them leave their jobs and get outsourced.

[@pashakamaal236]

Indoor outdoor and digital

[@ishakuddin8048]

1:25 how to do that text effect guys please help!! I want to do this in my video too

[@michelle_sea_view]

There was a job in the industry I would love a game tester where you find bugs within the game that are fixed Collision detection also

[@paradox9879]

Form talks about gaming industry to somewhere you was not expecting about.

[@kevinbraga9526]

Came here expecting to watch how the game industry growed and changed over the years, watched how women are not dominating the industry yet

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

Me too! amazing. Feminism is truly a cancer.!

[@MrAdonis258]

Women playing candy crush isn’t equal to ‘gaming’. They played to kill their free time which is similar to scrolling ig. I get it, it simple bite size, easy to understand, little to gain/lose. But they don’t contribute much on the ecosystem of game industry. Like someone who only live on eating beans don’t contribute to development culinary industry. Women who gaming still low imo.

[@motosaulo]

What about Philippine workers in Qatar?

[@alexios6485]

What about them? Please explain.

[@IslamicTaughts]

What about them? Philippines economy and wages are so bad that, they don't get paid for all the hardwork so they come to Qatar to have a good life. Are you jealous that they have good economy than you?

[@alexios6485]

@@IslamicTaughts Don't be condescendent with the man Raine, we all wall different paths.

[@4adeeb]

THESE ARE GENUINELY THE MOST INFORMATIVE, INTERESTING VIDEOS EVER. HOW IS AL JAZEERA DOING BETTER THAN EVERY OTHER MAJOR NEWS COMPANY?!

[@geofflovig2183]

A good follow up. How many young women profit from sexualizing gaming online and how does it undermine the dignity of women in general. but specifically, how their behavior affects women in the workplace.

[@abasskamara4529]

I had like you to do a video on quantum computing

[@Jarake]

Not enough crunch. Is this a vital industry to begin with?

[@rahilaamjad3504]

Good job 👍

[@Palaxz]

As I worked in this industry, I cannot say women are harrased or not because I would be biased. What I can tell you about their proportion in this industry is inverse to that men are in teaching industry. This means that there is a difference in capabilities between women and men. Given that this industry has a lot more effects of winner takes all, studios battle for quality workers such as artists and programmers than many other industries. A less capable artist could create a shader that in certain situation would significantly affect rendering performance of the game. This performance drop would be on every reviewer lips when your game is launched, and that could sink your game sales. A less capable programmer could bring crashes to the game that again would sink the sales. Therefore if you see less women or whites or certain nationalities in a studio is not a bias but a reflection of availability of the skillsets needed to make a game in people with these traits. Nobody cares who makes the game as long as it is good.

[@irenesena1011]

Please I'd appreciate a video on whether prisons work or not?

[@sopek1427]

Wtf? Gaming industry but talk about women

[@alisher9962]

Wow, people at Al Jazeera really mastered the art of media persuation, great job ! Now, how about a video discussing migrant workers rights in Quatar, or maybe sudden journalists deaths ? Good job, good job.

[@sayakdas4159]

At 50% playback of this video, topic veers off.

[@fb150185]

Wait! Is it really true that the gaming industry is bigger than movies AND music combined????? Really????

[@Blacktolite]

Absolutely video games are made for 40 to 60 million avarage even if that then that game doesn't get promotion or marketing or sales. Grand Theft Auto was created with 160mm million. It made 1 billion in 3 days that video game has been out over 7 years it has now made nearly 3 billion. it's big business over 90 billion a year

[@syedalaila8645]

really ammmmmazing discussions by Sandra Gothamann

[@AndresFnt]

Most people in the game industry (or any for that matter) get used....Prob what most people want to do (but fear) is being the boss/content "creator"

[@biswajittripathy2786]

What technology game development companies use to shoot character movement and their emotions ..?

[@amirshake9803]

These people just dont get it. They want to contaminate the gaming industry with their madness

[@iratemusic4575]

India should rise the salary to $10,000 a year.... Being billionaire owning small game publishers good. It's like Unity vs. Unreal engine team.

[@jeremylock7618]

Game Developers should be unionized it's freakin bullshit how badly they are treated. The same thing with restaurant workers especially cooks who don't get overtime pay, hardly any breaks or none at all, and work for very low wages and tips (average server only tips out 2% of their total tips for the day to the kitchen). These bad practices have to stop!!!!

[@Beyonder1987]

Theres nearly a billion women gamers? Maybe in Smartphone but consoles...very little

[@micomelendrez9330]

I love love your voice, the gestures wow oh so wow, tbe body the looks, oh so classically beautiful...whos the lucky man out there...

[@cronchcrunch]

Cringe creep alert. 👀

[@kaifae]

She gets commenters like this on every video, but it's extra tragic when the topic is feminism.

[@fareesafatima5826]

Hey dear , Please make videos on NRC CAA issues going on in India .

[@kir4017]

lol that blizzard bit aged poorly to say the least

[@harshakp06]

Video on India's CAA and NRC...

[@Anistotle]

STAND UNITED GAMERS!

[@CurlyViet]

Ame yet I haven’t seen a good tennis video game since top spin 4, 2011.

[@Sonu-tz2js]

Scary.

[@akashlad220]

How can I get a job in game industry as a programming, shall I have the experience of designer or extra stuff ?

[@cronchcrunch]

Depends on what exactly you want to do in the games industry. Just saying "I want to be a programmer" or "I want to be a designer " is too vague. Different programmers focus on different things such as physics, the game engine and animation.

[@junaidrahman4204]

Plz make a video on CAA in India

[@720pGoatSoup]

1:07 I didn't know gamers spoke through their nose.

[@amirraja90]

This was complete garbage. They done no real research in gamergate.

[@alexispalacios210]

Ohh dam they got overtime count me in

[@faintduxcam9813]

Hi Sandra! keep doing more videos... start here is the best❤️

[@infatum9]

Here is a fair treatment idea. Make Mario game in reverse. Call it Maria. Plot. Maria has to save Mario from all kinds of monsters.

[@patjamesdan]

It would not be appropriate for me to talk about "Women Rights" at the age I am. Hopefully, boys can decode this message and see what women really want from us. "You are solving a math problem for almost an hour and you are missing a point or a digit and a person copies your hard work but removes that error and takes the credit for doing something that you have been working on for so long. I would congratulate him after I send him to the hospital." By the way, I am not against women

[@weepingcamel1]

Putting all the one-liners you've heard in a room... that's not a game...

[@XRDItv]

Exciting to know that Al Jazeera wants Woman Equality in Game Industry, We want it too. But we also want woman equality in Afghanistan unlike Al Jazeera.

[@Nakestra]

Look at Classical music or art music and its popularity decline

[@kathyvictor1757]

Let's create a navy seal game where u got to get ur self out of tough situations and conquer ur fear

[@DemetraWedi]

Perfect tutorial and nice presentation of information. The steps described in the video are easy to follow and it really works. Thanks for sharing.

[@gxhcbchchvfhbxsddvp96trg]

Bot

[@franklinblunt69]

No wonder those overtly awful people have deservedly been shut out & never hired, ... yet somehow were undeservedly indulged & immorally subsdized while appeasing their own bias, discrimination, prejudice, & racism agenda, then committing violations that has intruded, imposed, & harmed innocent people. Please continue expose, confront, & ensure they are held accountable.

[@Cryptic-cy3xr]

Talk about zoe and anitta, but not the real issues like microtransactions.

[@kachabadam8142]

it's not about man or woman , it's about talent ,skill and knowledge. i don't think any company would reqruit on the basis of gender ..these feminazi's need to grow up and go get a life. illogical solutions would ruin the economics and business. though i appreciate most of the content of this channel, this particular content is deplorable .the topic started somewhere and ended somewhere else.

[@pavanamarnani440]

Is Amazon good for brands and industry? Music / dvd and games industry are being bullied by Amazon for lower prices in lieu for taking higher volumes. Is Amazon forcing these industries to consolidate?

[@pickledbushman]

"its all about fun" - I wonder if soccer players say the same thing. After all... soccer is just a game as well.

[@elangbam3115]

The new playstation consul is so dope! Lol

[@BruceLeon83]

4:21 I know, I KNOW, I'm not helping the topic of the video BUT.. Rosa Cabo-Mascarell.. Yo.. She's a beauty! She can come chill and play Classic games in HD with me Anytime. 😅 Just sayin'.

[@LordTakkun86]

Didn't know Zoe Quinn works as developer. What game has she work on?

[@niravsyard7275]

Haha I surprise when I saw this type of video in ALzazira

[@Zeverinsen]

This was only about some of the facets of working in the industry. You should've titled your video better. Now make one about their predatory business practices as well 👏

[@mindcandy1869]

Wait, if employees are working 70 hours a week who contribute to the development of a game,, who's making all the money? Also, it's sad that gaming industry is THE most profitable. The world as we know it is invested and investing in an activity that mostly has a negative impact on people's lives.

[@abhijayarjunan1080]

Stick to insane work hours, microtransactions, marketing gimmicks, gaming as an entertainment enterprise, gaming universities, life after being a pro gamer and in game currencies. Al Jazeera dug into gamergate once without a complete view of it and now they're about to do it again.