Comments on: Working Hours and the IGDA (Part 1/2) http://blackcompanystudios.co.uk/blog/user/mrcranky/254 Thoughts on games, the games industry, and other gems from the life of the Company Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:30:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Black Company Studios » Blog Archive » Working Hours and the IGDA (Part 2/2) http://blackcompanystudios.co.uk/blog/user/mrcranky/254/comment-page-1#comment-10223 Black Company Studios » Blog Archive » Working Hours and the IGDA (Part 2/2) Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:51:51 +0000 http://blackcompanystudios.co.uk/blog/?p=254#comment-10223 [...] (…continued from part 1) [...] [...] (…continued from part 1) [...]

]]> By: MrCranky http://blackcompanystudios.co.uk/blog/user/mrcranky/254/comment-page-1#comment-10189 MrCranky Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:19:32 +0000 http://blackcompanystudios.co.uk/blog/?p=254#comment-10189 I certainly think there's a lot of scope for improvements to be made for the IGDA now, and of course it can only be driven from the inside by members. I understand now that Mike Capps is no longer on the board anyway? A shame, as I think being voted out by the membership would have been inevitable for him, and it would have made a stronger statement. Sadly though I think this set-back has shaken and devalued the industry's opinion of the IGDA and its position on QoL issues, and even with the best efforts of the membership it will take a long time to get back to where they were six months ago. I'm just surprised that there is even contention on this issue. Yes, you could argue that public QoL ratings of companies isn't the way to go about improving things, but it's not even that which is being argued; it's the fundamental principle that >40 weeks are bad for everyone. And I just don't see how there can be disagreement on that. I think as an IGDA member, especially one wanting to run for the board, your most important task is not to get companies to make changes to their QoL policies, it's to get everyone to agree on that one fundamental principle; to find those who disagree with it and convince them just how wrong they are. Only from that strong and solid position can the IGDA hope to persuade businesses to change their policies. I certainly think there’s a lot of scope for improvements to be made for the IGDA now, and of course it can only be driven from the inside by members. I understand now that Mike Capps is no longer on the board anyway? A shame, as I think being voted out by the membership would have been inevitable for him, and it would have made a stronger statement.

Sadly though I think this set-back has shaken and devalued the industry’s opinion of the IGDA and its position on QoL issues, and even with the best efforts of the membership it will take a long time to get back to where they were six months ago.

I’m just surprised that there is even contention on this issue. Yes, you could argue that public QoL ratings of companies isn’t the way to go about improving things, but it’s not even that which is being argued; it’s the fundamental principle that >40 weeks are bad for everyone. And I just don’t see how there can be disagreement on that. I think as an IGDA member, especially one wanting to run for the board, your most important task is not to get companies to make changes to their QoL policies, it’s to get everyone to agree on that one fundamental principle; to find those who disagree with it and convince them just how wrong they are. Only from that strong and solid position can the IGDA hope to persuade businesses to change their policies.

]]> By: DariusK http://blackcompanystudios.co.uk/blog/user/mrcranky/254/comment-page-1#comment-10178 DariusK Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:16:11 +0000 http://blackcompanystudios.co.uk/blog/?p=254#comment-10178 Indeed, I'm hoping to get on the board and make some changes to the IGDA. I was motivated by this whole incident to do so. Indeed, I’m hoping to get on the board and make some changes to the IGDA. I was motivated by this whole incident to do so.

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