IGDA survey: Diversity, job security weigh on game developers

As more developers consider diversity as an important factor in hiring, the more of these game makers believe that publishers aren’t doing enough to facilitate diverse hiring practices, according to an International Game Developers Association survey. Fewer IGDA respondents say that companies are doing enough to promote diversity than in 2016. Those same survey takers also revealed that they expect high turnover to continue in the game-creation business.

The IGDA survey found that 81 percent of developers believe that diversity in their workplace is either “very” or “somewhat” important. That’s up from 78 percent in 2016 and 63 percent in 2015.