Mental Health and Layoffs in Games
It’s no secret that the game industry is experiencing a significant wave of layoffs. It’s estimated there have been more than 6,000 game industry jobs lost in 2023, with even…
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Industry Challenges: Recent Layoff Survey
Read MoreThis is a survey created to assess current industry challenges related to the recent wave of layoffs that have been occurring over the last year. You can find related resources in…
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Speedrun Ragnarok 2023
Read MoreThe RPG Valkyries are at it again! This year’s charity event will be from October 29 to November 4 with proceedings benefitting Take This. Not only will there be speedrun…
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Research Report: Toxic Gamers Are Alienating Your Core Demographic – The Business Case for Community Management
Read MoreTake This’ most recent research paper is now available: Toxic Gamers are Alienating Your Core Demographic – The Business Case for Community Management. The goal of this research was to…
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Research Opportunity! Player Experiences and Identity
Read MoreVideo games and the communities that surround them can be an excellent place to make friends, have fun, and gain insight into yourself and your identity. Additionally, these spaces often…
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It’s Never as Simple as “Just a Game” – Queer Representation in Games
Read MorePeople often don’t consider what it means to see yourself included in modern media, especially if they’re used to seeing people like themselves commonly in media. There’s the scoff of…
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Letter from the Executive Director – A Thank You to All Our 2022 Supporters!
Read MoreWe’ve just marked ten years of Take This, and it’s growth from a Tumblr blog that invited people to talk about mental health and mental illness for the first time…
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Studio Participation in Community Resilience Research
Read MoreTake This is currently partnered with Middlebury’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, and Logically AI to research the ways in which extremists exploit digital games spaces. We’re working to…