Toil and Turmoil in the Video Game Industry with Jason Schreier

Factually! with Adam Conover

Headgum

Comedy

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

If you love video games, working in game development sounds like a dream job — especially since the industry now grosses more than movies and sports combined. But the reality is a lot less… fun than you might think. This week journalist Jason Schreier joins Adam to discuss his latest book Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry. In it, Jason sheds new light on the strenuous, sometimes-abusive work environments behind some of the world's most popular and beloved games. Purchase Jason's book Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry at http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This is a HeadGum podcast.
0:04.0	I don't know the truth.
0:08.0	I don't know the way.
0:10.0	I don't know what you think.
0:13.0	I don't know what you say.
0:16.0	You have to get your mind.
0:19.0	Get your game.
0:22.0	I don't know anything.
0:28.0	Hello, welcome to Factually.
0:30.0	I'm Adam Conover.
0:31.0	Thank you so much for listening.
0:32.0	You know, if you are a fan of what I do, if you're aware of me at all, frankly.
0:37.0	I don't think this will come as a surprise to you.
0:39.0	I enjoy playing video games.
0:42.0	Is that clear from my voice and face and general personality?
0:47.0	I enjoy playing them.
0:49.0	I love them as a kid.
0:50.0	I play them now.
0:51.0	I happen to think that they are one of the most interesting new art forms we have as a species.
0:55.0	There are incredible things being done in video games, new interactions that we have
1:00.0	between us, the experiencer and the artists who made the game.
1:04.0	If you're not playing video games, I happen to think you're missing out on one of the most interesting cultural products that we have going right now.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Headgum, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Headgum and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.