why hire a bunch of expensive union workers when you can have 2 or 3 managers handle outsourcing to countries were the wages are a third the cost? I do believe there is an animators guild that includes CG artists but outsourcing has already decimated the animation industry, it's all done in Korea.
That'd be dope to see Obama pull something out of left field saying "The United States will no longer allow Outsourcing for it's companies of the motherland. If you choose to outsource, you will need to leave the country with you're business". I'm not sure if I would favor a Union. Sounds more like I sign my life away for…
I'm more or less in favor of unions. However, if a 'game artist' union appeared in the U.S. I'm afraid it would only accelerate the outsourcing of art jobs overseas. Artists in the U.S. are just in a bad position in some ways. If U.S. publishers were not allowed to outsource the work on games that are primarily to be sold…
If we're going to talk about unions, I think it's only fair to not lump every single union into the same boat. There are good unions and bad unions and some are in between. The animation guild in LA does not have a giant list of unemployed workers sitting around earning thousands of dollars for doing nothing, and you can…
Making game art isn't moving boxes or sewing blue jeans. There is some 3d asset making or coding that can be replicated anywhere, but the truly skilled have always risen to the top in all economic models in all times. Even during feudalism and the middle ages the masters were able to secure employment for their art. Will…