In the edition of Vancouver’s Georgia Straight that published today, is my latest “Trigger Happy” column. In this article I talk to a number of people involved in Vancouver’s game design community about exactly what the B.C. provincial government can do to support their industry. Given the number of layoffs Vancouver’s scene has been dealt in the past couple of months, maybe some help is warranted.

Scores of Vancouver video-game developers have found themselves out of work in the past month. Electronic Arts and Disney’s Propaganda Games laid off employees, and Nexon Publishing North America shut down its Humanature Studio. Jared Shaw, founder of 31337 Recruiters, estimates that 800 people are looking for work as a result of the turmoil in the industry.