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Cultural ephemera

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 108 Collections and/or Records:

Game Time With Mister Raroo, Issue 5, October 2005

 Item — Location Zines: Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-VIDMAGIC; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-SAVEPOINT; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-IJAG; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-EXP; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-ISG; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-GAMETIME
Identifier: EPHEMERA-ZINES-GAMETIME.05
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The library currently has the majority of issues of Game Time With Mister Raroo, currently missing Issue 6 and Issue 11, a Christmas special released at the end of 2014.

Dates: Publication: October 2005
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Zines, assorted / Game Time with Mister Raroo

Game Time With Mister Raroo, Issue 7, February – March 2006

 Item — Location Zines: Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-VIDMAGIC; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-SAVEPOINT; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-IJAG; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-EXP; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-ISG; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-GAMETIME
Identifier: EPHEMERA-ZINES-GAMETIME.07
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The library currently has the majority of issues of Game Time With Mister Raroo, currently missing Issue 6 and Issue 11, a Christmas special released at the end of 2014.

Dates: Publication: February – March 2006
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Zines, assorted / Game Time with Mister Raroo

Game Time With Mister Raroo, Issue 8, April – September 2006

 Item — Location Zines: Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-VIDMAGIC; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-SAVEPOINT; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-IJAG; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-EXP; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-ISG; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-GAMETIME
Identifier: EPHEMERA-ZINES-GAMETIME.08
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The library currently has the majority of issues of Game Time With Mister Raroo, currently missing Issue 6 and Issue 11, a Christmas special released at the end of 2014.

Dates: Publication: April – September 2006
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Zines, assorted / Game Time with Mister Raroo

Game Time With Mister Raroo, Issue 9, October 2006

 Item — Location Zines: Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-VIDMAGIC; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-SAVEPOINT; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-IJAG; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-EXP; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-ISG; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-GAMETIME
Identifier: EPHEMERA-ZINES-GAMETIME.09
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The library currently has the majority of issues of Game Time With Mister Raroo, currently missing Issue 6 and Issue 11, a Christmas special released at the end of 2014.

Dates: Publication: October 2006
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Zines, assorted / Game Time with Mister Raroo

Game Workers Unite ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU
Abstract Game Workers Unite (GWU) was one of the first labor advocacy groups for the video game industry. The organization, which was founded in 2018, promoted awareness of labor rights and the benefits of unionization. One of GWU's most visible forms of advocacy was distributing zines at video game industry events between 2018 and 2020. The international GWU parent organization appears to have disbanded in 2020 amid ...
Dates: Publication: 2018–2020
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library

Game Workers Unite, Game Developers Conference 2018 zine, March 2018

 Item — Location Zines: Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-VIDMAGIC; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-SAVEPOINT; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-IJAG
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU.GDC2018
Abstract

This Game Workers Unite zine was designed for the 2018 Game Developers Conference, shortly after the organization's public debut. This issue, featuring Sonic the Hedgehog on the cover, is themed to look like an issue of Nintendo Power magazine, including tongue-in-cheek references to a "free strategy guide inside." (The reference to "Issue 68" on the cover is part of the joke; it does not indicate an actual issue number.)

Dates: Publication: March 2018
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game Workers Unite ephemera collection

Game Workers Unite, Game Developers Conference 2019 zine, Isabelle variant, March 2019

 Item
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU-GDC2019.2
Abstract

This Game Workers Unite zine was designed for the 2019 Game Developers Conference. Four variant covers were produced for this issue:

  • Waluigi holding a rose, a symbol of Democratic Socialism
  • Isabelle from Animal Crossing leading a march
  • A picket line of game industry professionals
  • A computer-generated egg character by artist mushbuh
A revised edition of this zine was produced in 2020 (see "Game Workers Unite zine, March 2020").

Dates: Publication: March 2019
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game Workers Unite ephemera collection

Game Workers Unite, Game Developers Conference 2019 zine, mushbuh variant, March 2019

 Item
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU-GDC2019.4
Abstract

This Game Workers Unite zine was designed for the 2019 Game Developers Conference. Four variant covers were produced for this issue:

  • Waluigi holding a rose, a symbol of Democratic Socialism
  • Isabelle from Animal Crossing leading a march
  • A picket line of game industry professionals
  • A computer-generated egg character by artist mushbuh
A revised edition of this zine was produced in 2020 (see "Game Workers Unite zine, March 2020").

Dates: Publication: March 2019
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game Workers Unite ephemera collection

Game Workers Unite, Game Developers Conference 2019 zine, "Unionize!" variant, March 2019

 Item
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU-GDC2019.3
Abstract

This Game Workers Unite zine was designed for the 2019 Game Developers Conference. Four variant covers were produced for this issue:

  • Waluigi holding a rose, a symbol of Democratic Socialism
  • Isabelle from Animal Crossing leading a march
  • A picket line of game industry professionals
  • A computer-generated egg character by artist mushbuh
A revised edition of this zine was produced in 2020 (see "Game Workers Unite zine, March 2020").

Dates: Publication: March 2019
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game Workers Unite ephemera collection

Game Workers Unite, Game Developers Conference 2019 zine, Waluigi variant, March 2019

 Item — Location Zines: Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-VIDMAGIC; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-SAVEPOINT; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-IJAG
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU.GDC2019.1
Abstract

This Game Workers Unite zine was designed for the 2019 Game Developers Conference. Four variant covers were produced for this issue:

  • Waluigi holding a rose, a symbol of Democratic Socialism
  • Isabelle from Animal Crossing leading a march
  • A picket line of game industry professionals
  • A computer-generated egg character by artist mushbuh
A revised edition of this zine was produced in 2020 (see "Game Workers Unite zine, March 2020").

Dates: Publication: March 2019
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Game Workers Unite ephemera collection

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