Peer-led cooperative education for game devs
We help game devs who've been laid off, excluded, or mistreated by the industry build studios they own together, so the work stays theirs.
We're also hiring Peer Supports to run the jam studios. Paid, applications open until October 9.
Four regional hub coordinator contracts are open, one for each hub, until October 16.
- PrairiesManitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta. Open until October 16Apply, Prairies
- OntarioNext intake early 2027Keep me posted, Ontario
- AtlanticComing soonKeep me posted, Atlantic
- Pacific/NorthComing soonKeep me posted, Pacific/North
We've supported 90+ creators across 30+ studios since 2021.
“You don't have to figure everything out by yourself, people are genuinely excited to hear your random half-baked ideas, and it's ok to take your time.”
– Cohort 4 participant
what we do
Cooperative Foundations is our free, ten-week, online program: workshops, weekly peer support from people who've built cooperative studios, and community events, through regional hubs. This winter it runs in the Prairies as the Prairie Winter Studio Jam. We centre IBPoC, disabled, trans and non-binary creators, and people facing economic precarity.
for creators
- How Cooperative Foundations worksfree, online, peer-led
- Join Ghost Guilda peer network for indie game devs
- Find your regional hub
- Use the free toolkit at coop.coolbudget and governance tools, guides, and a directory of funders and grants across Canada
for supporters and funders
Baby Ghosts is a registered charity. Official receipts for every gift.
- Give monthly or one-timea small gift each month keeps the program free
- Read our research and impacton worker-led models in Canada
- Meet the team
- Talk to us about sponsoring or partnering
“We are an alternative. An invitation. We play as if the game isn't important. The rules aren't important. As if the only really important thing is each other.”
– Bernie DeKoven
Start where you are.
The Prairie Winter Studio Jam is free and online, November 18 to January 27. Applications open until October 16.
