5 Articles by: Ian Williams
Ian Williams is a student and freelance writer. He lives in Raleigh and used to work in the video game industry.
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Games Without Wages
The video game industry has long relied on the unpaid labor of “modders.” Is it ready to finally pay up?
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Death to the Gamer
Tainted by its misogyny and embrace of consumption as a way of life, gamer culture isn’t worth saving.
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“You Can Sleep Here All Night”: Video Games and Labor
Exploitation in the video game industry provides a glimpse at how many of us may be working in years to come.
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On Geek Culture
What is Superman in the twenty-first century but a corporate mascot, albeit one with a lavish backstory?