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News of the Week; Jan. 30, 2013

1. Virtual Superheroes Are More Heroic In Real Life: http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/virtual-superheroes-more-heroic-real-life-130130.htm#mkcpgn=twdsc2 2. One pilot’s mistake leads to massive battle in EVE Online: A misclick causes The Battle of Asakai: http://www.destructoid.com/one-pilot-s-mistake-leads-to-massive-battle-in-eve-online-243509.phtml 3. Five approaches to ‘good’ violence in games: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/185004/Five_approaches_to_good_violence_in_games.php#.UQ7iJKXUQco 4. Little Evidence Sandy Hook Shooter Was a Gamer: http://www.ign.com/blogs/andreweisen/2013/01/25/little-evidence-sandy-hook-shooter-was-a-gamer 5. The Journal News Fallout – Limiting the First Amendment to Protect the […]

Interesting Berkman Center Conference Live Webcast: Wednesday Feb. 6

Live Webcast: Social Media and Behavioral Economics Conference: http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2013/02/social-media-and-behavioral-economics-conference.html And lucky you, it ends before class Wednesday if you are in the mood to get up at 6 AM. jon

“Call of Duplicity?”

“Call of Duplicity?”

Disturbing and fascinating. Anyone care to apply the “Double Standards Test” to this? “Shooters: How Video Games Fund Arms Manufacturers”: Simon Parkin Thursday, 31 January 2013 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-01-shooters-how-video-games-fund-arms-manufacturers jon