Even though only 5% of those working in video game development identify as Black, Black gamers and developers have had a significant impact on the industry.
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Black pioneers in video game development have pushed the field forward. There’s Jerry Lawson, who helped make video games playable at home, and Ed Smith, who reimagined consoles in those early days of at-home gaming. But even though there are hundreds of thousands of jobs in the video game industry nowadays, Black people hold only 5% of those jobs. That’s according to a 2021 survey from the International Game Developers Association.
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