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Week 10 Guest Commentator – Dr. Kimberly Voll

Week 10 Guest Commentator – Dr. Kimberly Voll

Dr. Kimberly Voll joins us next week as we explore social issues, including violence and sexism in games. Kim holds a PhD in com­puter sci­ence, and an hon­ours degree in cog­ni­tive sci­ence. She spent six years as fac­ulty at the Uni­ver­sity of British Colum­bia, and has taught every­thing from soft­ware engi­neer­ing to video-game devel­op­ment to […]

News of the Week; November 6, 2013

1. Zynga Wins ‘Scramble With Friends’ UK Lawsuit, But Must Alter Game’s Logo 2. Video game controller manufacturer Scuf Gaming files patent infringement claim against French competitor BURN controllers 3. Lewis v. Activision Blizzard 4. German Court Says MMOG Publisher Can Set Game Rules, Regardless of Consumer Rights Legislation 5. Nintendo says this amazing Super Mario site is illegal. Here’s […]

Week 8 – 10/30/13: “From Wheelbarrows to Holodecks” & Jennifer Kelly

Week 8 – 10/30/13: “From Wheelbarrows to Holodecks” & Jennifer Kelly

The mysterious “missing first 20 seconds of audio” bug has made an unscheduled reappearance right at the front end. Apologies to Jennifer for a slightly over aggressive edit at the end. Since Jennifer was remote and our system only picked up her slides in class, you will have to download her slides and advance them […]