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"Praise be to the bureaucrats." Player Investment; Crunch Culture

August 27, 2026
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Two of your nice hosts are prepping to go to Junction Jam (which already happened, you'll hear about it soon!), but before then the discussion goes over the why players can and should be invested in your game, and how to push back against crunch in the workplace.Junction Jam - Global Game Jam0:06:57Player Investment'Cauldron of bats' and other great collective nounsEmma CownleyJot Jot Boom0:38:05Crunch CultureOccupational Burnout in Games 2024: Causes, Impact, and SolutionsLis Moberly, Tim StoboGame Developer Conference

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