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
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 […]