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Independent Games Summit: Funding a Sustainable Cooperative Indie Studio in the Apocalypse

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How can worker-owned game studios weather the unpredictable nature of the games industry while avoiding burnout and remaining viable- in all senses of the word? Soft Chaos Cooperative will start by presenting a case study of individual studio practices for cooperative studio sustainability. Comradery Cooperative will follow with a discussion of federated structures, navigating the secret world of "fintech" funding, and how cooperatives can come together to build structures that last. This talk will discuss practices at both the individual and collective levels that can help create resilient, equitable, and sustainable structures within the industry.

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