Short has been in the gaming industry for over a decade. Accord to a 2019 study from the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, the gaming industry contributes $4.5 billion to Canada's GDP annually. Jennifer Jenson studies the gaming industry and gender at the University of British Columbia. She points to conversations around crunch, the gaming industry practice of pushing employees to meet deadlines with long stretches of overtime and few breaks. If you have a story to share about working in the gaming industry you can contact Eli Glasner at eli.glasner@cbc.ca

Source: CBC News July 22, 2020 07:52 UTC