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Event ephemera

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 244 Collections and/or Records:

Game Marketing Summit 2013 program, April 17, 2013

 Item
Identifier: RAUCH-004-01.2.1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This subcollection includes the event and awards programs for the Game Marketing Summit from 2012–2015. Although Rauch was not involved with the production of GMS 2012, her donation includes material from that year.

Dates: Publication: April 17, 2013

Game Marketing Summit 2014 program, April 23, 2014

 Item
Identifier: RAUCH-004-01.3.1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This subcollection includes the event and awards programs for the Game Marketing Summit from 2012–2015. Although Rauch was not involved with the production of GMS 2012, her donation includes material from that year.

Dates: Publication: April 23, 2014

Game Marketing Summit 2015 program, April 22, 2015

 Item
Identifier: RAUCH-004-01.4.1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This subcollection includes the event and awards programs for the Game Marketing Summit from 2012–2015. Although Rauch was not involved with the production of GMS 2012, her donation includes material from that year.

Dates: Publication: April 22, 2015

Game Marketing Summit programs, 2012–2015

 Series — Box A-004: Series RAUCH-004-01; Series RAUCH-004-04; Series RAUCH-004-02, Folder: 1
Identifier: RAUCH-004-01
Abstract

The Game Marketing Summit (GMS) was an annual conference for video game marketing professionals and hosted the annual Game Marketing Awards. Previously known as MI6 and operated by PromaxBDA, GMS was acquired by IDG World Expo after their 2012 event. Carolyn Rauch, who had joined IDG World Expo in 2007, produced the event from 2013–2015.

Dates: Publication: 2012–2015

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

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; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-EXP; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-ISG; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-GAMETIME; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-1UP; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-BLESSED
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

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

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

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

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; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-EXP; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-ISG; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-GAMETIME; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-1UP; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-BLESSED
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