Episode 53

Why video game actors are fighting to be seen

How does a video game character get made? And how can the gaming industry improve its standards for the real humans behind its virtual characters?

Recode Daily

February 16, 202027m 29s

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Show Notes

How does a video game character get made? And how can the gaming industry improve its standards for the real humans behind its virtual characters?

FEATURING

Jessica Jefferies (@jessicajcasting)

Allegra Frank (@LegsFrank)

LINKS

The hidden world and overlooked problems of acting in video games

Video game voice actors end their yearlong strike

Host:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset

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