Ghost Guild is a community of learning and practice for anyone, anywhere interested in a video game industry-wide shift to worker-owned studio models. It is also the membership program of Baby Ghosts, a Canadian nonprofit that provides resources and support for worker-owned studios. After running our Peer Accelerator program for three years, we are now scaling up our operations to support more studios and expand our reach. As we build our knowledge commons, more folks unable to participate in the program can benefit from collectively compiled knowledge and find community.
something here about the work to make Slack integration smooth and safe; more about purpose??
We are pretty interested in saying _fuck you_ to hierarchy however it shows up in our work. So the Ghost Guild membership program is tier-less… but peer-full. We've loosely named some circles you can join that will help us connect you with folks at the same stage of development as you, and with resources that are in line with your needs and interests. But none of these circles is superior, and there's no harm or shame in sticking with one for a while, or moving between them to find the best fit. Choosing your financial contribution level is also not about paying for access to additional resources - everything is available to every member, no matter their circle or contribution level. Rather, it's about finding a dues level that's meaningful to you but not a burden.
Learn about our three membership circles and find where you fit.