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Use of Personal Information: Is Knowledge Really Power?
In 2003 a law referred to as “Shine the Light” was passed in California. One part of the law requires many businesses to respond to requests from customers about whether their private information was sold for marketing purposes, and who it was sold to. It also requires that the businesses disclose their practices surrounding […]
Week 12 – 11/27/13: “Ethics & Games” & Brian Dartnell
Brian and my PowerPoint slides below. Afraid video is only of me. jon
Remixing and Sexism: An Opportunity for Moral Rights Claims?
In class two weeks ago we discussed the systemic problem of sexism in video games. Two examples of this were the “hot coffee” mod in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and the recent “shower screenshots” from Beyond Two Souls. The Beyond Two Souls example involved a scene in the game that involved the female lead character taking a shower. […]
News of the Week; November 27, 2013
1. NCAA sues EA over settlement with former players 2. Turbine Settles Lawsuit with Treehouse Avatar Technologies 3. Microsoft: ‘We plan to take care of customers’ with faulty Xbox Ones 4. Official Report Does Not Tie Sandy Hook Shooting With Video Games 5. Violent video games may stop crime by keeping criminals busy playing violent video games 6. Irish Male Teens […]
Week 12 Guest Speaker – Brian Dartnell
We are fortunate to have Brian Dartnell who is Senior Counsel at Electronic Arts as our Guest Speaker. Brian is celebrating his eighth year with EA this month and will be giving us an overview of the myriad roles counsel plays within a very large video game production and distribution entity. Brian’s bio (from Linked In): Senior […]
Week 11 – 11/20/13: “Controlling the Controllers” & Sheridan Scott
My slides and video of both presentations below. As always apologies that the capture system has to cut off ten minutes before the class ends so it can be ready to go in advance of the next class. On the positive front looks like the ghost in the machine causing the 20 second audio blackout […]
Isn’t there a right to be ourselves?
“The most desirable thing in the world is freedom to be true to oneself, i.e., Honesty” – Susan Sontag (at 14 years old) Following our two most recent classes, this post on the subject of the overt discrimination against women in games might be helpful in crystallizing some of our discussions. At the very least, […]
Regulatory unbundling coverage @CBC
During our discussion with Sheridan Scott this week, it occurred to me that it might be useful in some way to po st the following clip. Perhaps most appropriate to post in in News of the Week (since it actually made the news last week). The clips broach the issue of consumer choice in two […]
News of the Week; November 20, 2013
1. Judge Certifies Athlete Class Suing the NCAA 2. Right-Of-Publicity Claims And Their Impact On The Gaming Industry 3. PS4 Beating Out Xbox One in ‘Purchase Intent’ 4. PS4 defects are isolated incidents, says Sony 5. Someone In The Vatican Pirated ‘Football Manager 2013’ Creator Alleges 6. Tropes vs Women in Video Games: Ms. Male Character 7. EA, Sony Execs Say […]
Red Cross & simulated war crime poll question
From todays class, the slide with poll question following. Feel free to any additional thoughts by posting a reply… jon