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SDET (Test Automation Specialist) @ Playdead.
Former chairman of Avalanche Studios' union club "Avalanche Workers Sweden".
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It's... so beautiful.
July 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Yooo, they have Georgian lemonade 👀
July 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Also cranes (there's a lot of construction going on in my area).
A yellow crane partially obstructed by buildings in the forefront, shrouded in mist. A green crane, the arm of which is increasingly shrouded by mist as it reaches upward.
February 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Been photographing a lot of sunsets recently.
Sunset over a field in Copenhagen.
February 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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If it's any consolation I got the same authenticity score, lol.
RinguPingu: The Unofficial King of Game Dev Twitter This SDET’s feed is a masterclass in union advocacy and meme mastery. " A mix of thought-provoking insights and meme-fueled chaos
November 30, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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4. Work Environment
This one should be obvious. Unions have been at the forefront of ensuring a healthy work environment for workers for centuries. Unionized game workers will have more tools at their disposal to ensure their work environment is free of stress and toxicity.
Excerpt from Dataspelsbranschen's Game Developer Index report from 2024: Work Environment One long-term challenge is the work environment. The industry as a whole is constantly working to im- prove working conditions, but it does not always get all the way there. The game industry is not exempt from occasional poor leadership, corporate culture and problems in the workplace. At the same time, there are challenges with many young new employees, culture clashes with employees from different backgrounds in an international environment, and creative projects where many strong wills need to come together. Dis- couraging problematic behaviour, actively managing the workplace and detecting potential problems early are some of the measures to create attractive work- places. After the pandemic, the industry has largely moved back to offices, but hybrid solutions and re- mote work are more common, bringing their own set of challenges.
November 18, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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3. Artificial Intelligence
The report focuses on the legal/copyright issues around generative AI, but developers are also skeptical of the technology as it (on paper) threatens their employment.
Giving developers a say in how GenAI is used through collective bargaining would reduce this problem.
Excerpt from Dataspelsbranschen's Game Developer Index report from 2024: Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad concept, and some types of implementations have existed in games since the beginning of the industry – from self-playing chess to reactive behaviours in game characters. The latest wave of generative AI, with the ability to create text, images, video, music and other content based on the interpretation of data, presents both a challenge and an opportunity for the industry. One such challenge is how the legal rights and obligations surrounding AI-generated material and the technology behind it are handled by regulators. It is important for game devel- opers to be able to control how generated material is used. There is also a need to clarify how copyright and trade mark protection can be ensured in the future and how training data in the form of reference material can be used. At the same time, AI as a technology can contribute to new game experiences and increased productivity, for example by being able to expand and extrapolate new variations of existing digital material.
November 18, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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2. Long Term Skills Supply
One of the greatest challenges for the Swedish games industry is meeting the demand for talent from employers.

By signing collective bargaining agreements that allow developers to lobby for improved working conditions, this problem is solved in two ways (at least!):
Excerpt from Dataspelsbranschen's Game Developer Index report from 2024: Long Term Skills Supply In 2023, there were 644 new hires in Sweden. This is a higher number than the year before and there is still a significant skills shortage, especially in the long term. Few game developers have reached retirement age, but that number will increase over the next decade. Com- paratively few game developers graduate from the country's game education programmes and employers recruit heavily from other countries. It is estimated that at least a third of the employees in the industry have migrated to Sweden to work here, and in several of the larger companies it is up to half of the staff. At the same time, it is difficult for newcom- ers to find accommodation and obtain work permits, and the rules concerning short authorisation periods for probationary employment affect many employees. Despite the government's insistence on the importance of a highly skilled labour force, the number of refusals when applying for permits has increased drastically. Efforts in the sector to promote diversity and gender equality have, among other things, resulted in more women being employed and a broadening of the over- all recruitment base. This work, as well as skills develop- ment for existing staff, needs further improvement for the industry to continue to grow
November 18, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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1. Financing Capital:
The report laments the lack of support for game start-ups from the Swedish state.

Unionen has proposed that the venture capital funds owned by the Swedish state allocate some of their unallocated funds (~$500 million!) to investing in game start-ups. How's that for capital?
Excerpt from Dataspelsbranschen's Game Developer Index report from 2024: Financing Capital Access to capital has been greatly affected by the mac- roeconomic situation. The number of investments has decreased and, as in previous years, a clear majority of the investments made in the Swedish market are from companies that are already established in the industry. The inflow of new capital needs improvement, as it is still remarkably difficult to find financing, especially in the early stages. This particularly affects companies that do not have an existing strong network of contacts, and risks becoming a long-term obstacle to innovation and diversity in the industry. One consequence of this in 2023 is an increase in the number of companies that have closed down instead of finding a home with another owner, and a more difficult situation for laid-off staff to to become entrepreneurs and start new studios start as an alternative to changing jobs. In competing countries such as the US, Canada, the UK and Finland, there are long since established financ- ing structures, tax breaks and other forms of support to give start-ups an edge on international competition. For Swedish companies, the lack of a national equivalent creates a trade barrier to the rest of the world. There is also a need for improved business expertise in the sector, not least in small and new companies.
November 18, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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Found it. It was the first thing I thought of when I woke up in 2016, and it was the first thing I thought of this morning.
A screenshot from WikiQuote, quoting Spider Jerusalem, the main character of Transmetropolitan: Spider Jerusalem: I always thought people were essentially bright. Distracted, sure, and weak, and beaten, but never stupid. And then you show them, here's the two people who want to be president. One is evil, but you can deal with him, because he actually harbors beliefs. The other one will tell any lie, wear any mask, to become president, and not only that, he fucking hates you, and he's doing this just so he can make your lives hell. And who do you think they vote for? Stupid.
November 6, 2024 at 9:53 AM