Communication Design Quarterly Dec 2022

Surveying the Effects of Remote Communication & Collaboration Practices on Game Developers Amid a Pandemic

Elizabeth Caravella ; Rich Shivener ; Nanditha Narayanamoorthy

Abstract

Communication and collaboration are essential parts of the game development process. However, during the global pandemic, the shift to remote work marked a sudden change in how developers could communicate and collaborate with one another, as usual ad-hoc conversations that happen in physical offices were nonexistent. Based on a partnership grant study with the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), this piece focuses on the results of a survey that examined developers' mental health and productivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings suggest that most game developers want a hybrid or fully remote position even after pandemic conditions subside. Failure to address the pandemic's impact on the game development industry risks ignoring a rich area of technical communication complicated by, and responsive to, hybrid workplaces.

Journal
Communication Design Quarterly
Published
2022-12-01
DOI
10.1145/3531210.3531211
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technical communication

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