Honored to be speaking at the first ever Game Workers Conference alongside some of my fellow freelancers about the unique challenges and wins of organizing freelancers in the games industry!!! 💖

I am moderating a panel at the Game Workers Conference! You should support the show and buy a ticket!

I'm really excited about this conference and recorded my talk yesterday. I've got those two days booked in my calendar and will be chatting with folks on the live stream about @gameworkersolidarity.com! I have some fun, (hopefully) inspiring, and occasionally spicy things to say.

We're thrilled to host a watch party for @gameworkerscon.bsky.social on May 22-23! 🎉 The event is free and we'll provide free food, drinks, swag, and masks. RSVP here to join us! actionnetwork.org/events/soire...

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Austin Kelmore | Game Worker Solidarity In this talk, Austin will be giving an overview of the Game Worker Solidarity project, which has been documenting collective movements by game workers striving to improve their working conditions.

PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Ty Underwood Brian Ostrander D. Squinkifer Ted Anderson Titus McNally This is a roundtable discussion featuring various members of Game Worker Cooperatives talking about how this model of democratic organization has allowed them to take control over their work!

PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Miko Charbonneau | prettysmart games In this post mortem, Miko talks about how the prettysmart team ensured healthy communication and a joyful post-launch experience between them and their players, when releasing their retro horror deckbuilder, THE SPIRIT LIFT.

PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Anna C. Webster Andrea Saravia Pérez Alina Staten Drew Messinger-Michaels Kindra Dantone Freelancers are often kept isolated, which presents a challenge when it comes to organizing. This panel explores how freelancers support each other and build collective power.

Brooklyn folks 👇 RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/boshi...

"Game Workers Conference is a place where we can meet as equals, free from the execs and CEOs that have been exploiting our labor and laying off our fellow workers." Brian Ostrander - Manzanita Interactive

EXACT RIGHT PERSON TO BE GIVING THIS EXACT TALK. Josh can manage intentional communities online AND off and it's always amazing to see. Dude's so wise when it comes to just being normal (staying even-keeled despite The Horrors), so this'll be one not to miss

More talk announcements will be coming as we get closer to the conference! Make sure to sign up for FREE at gameworkersconference.org we've got a great show planned! 💪💪💪

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 Flávia Gasi & Fernando Henrique - Game Devs Unidos This talk from Game Devs Unidos (GDU), a collective of independent game devs in Brazil, provides an overview of their local video game sector, how its workers are faring, and the challenges of Brazilian class organization.

We'll be boosting speaker/talk announcements from @gameworkerscon.bsky.social as they go live! Please go check them out. We've got a whole lot of amazing talks planned: by workers, for workers, all over the world, and entirely FREE. 💪

PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Alyssa Mercante Nathan Grayson Rebekah Valentine This panel discusses ways the games industry and games journalism exist in concert with each other, where they differ, and which events that directly impact games have also been impacting the journalists that cover them.

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Josh Boykin - Intelligame Josh is the founder of Intelligame, a livestream and community that makes thoughtful, accessible discussion about games and the world we live in. In this talk, Josh explores how we can build intentional communities both online and offline.

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Aurelia Augusta - President, UVW-CWA Local 9433 GWC 2026 starts with a keynote from United Videogame Workers-CWA Local 9433 President Aurelia Augusta on why we need to move into a new era for game workers and how we can all work together to get there faster.

Do you work in the games industry? Join us for the first Game Workers Conference, online May 22nd & 23rd ❤️✊🏽

Do you work in games? Are you tired of corporate greed taking over our industry? Do you miss when industry events were by workers, for workers? The United Videogame Workers of CWA, in partnership with other unions and worker-centered organizations, announce the #GameWorkersConference. May 22-23 ❤️‍🔥