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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 233 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Carolyn Rauch event ephemera collection

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

Game Workers Unite zine, est. 2018

 Item — Location Zines: Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-VIDMAGIC; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-SAVEPOINT; Series EPHEMERA-ZINES-IJAG
Identifier: EPHEMERA-GWU.2018
Abstract

This zine was likely printed and distributed around the time of the organization's public debut in 2018.

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

Hasbro 3rd Annual Grand Idea Fair Award Winner certificate, December 14, 2009

 Item
Identifier: FLITMAN-HASBRO-EVENTS-AWARDS.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes scanned documents, digital images, disc images, and audiovisual recordings of material collected during the career of game producer Mark Flitman. The collection includes internal business and development documents, guidelines and research for licensed properties, production assets, personal correspondences, and related memorabilia and newsclippings.The materials in this collection have been arranged based on the companies Mark Flitman worked at during his...
Dates: December 14, 2009
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Mark Flitman papers / Hasbro / Events / Hasbro award certificates

Hasbro 2010 Service Awards Dinner program, September 22, 2010

 Item
Identifier: FLITMAN-HASBRO-EVENTS.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes scanned documents, digital images, disc images, and audiovisual recordings of material collected during the career of game producer Mark Flitman. The collection includes internal business and development documents, guidelines and research for licensed properties, production assets, personal correspondences, and related memorabilia and newsclippings.The materials in this collection have been arranged based on the companies Mark Flitman worked at during his...
Dates: September 22, 2010
Found in: Video Game History Foundation Library / Mark Flitman papers / Hasbro / Events

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