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Defamation of Anonymous Celebrities

By joewmanning on December 10, 2014

An interesting idea came to me while writing my paper, which I think could be spun off into a topic all it’s own. When considering the problem of online harassment and privacy protection, I began to wonder: could there be a cause of action arising from damage to a reputation that is not linked to […]

News of the Week; December 10, 2014

By Jon Festinger on December 10, 2014

GAMES 1. Activision Prevails in ‘Angry Monkey’ Military Patch Lawsuit 2. General George Patton’s rights holders go to war with video game maker: Case follows similar infringement gaming suits by Lindsay Lohan, Manuel Noriega. 3. Kmart Australia Joins Target Australia in Pulling ‘GTA V’ From Stores Shelves + Take-Two: Don’t like GTA? Don’t buy it 4. Why does gender balance […]

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Is A Cat A Cat? (Derrida + Double Dragon) – 8-Bit Philosophy

By Jon Festinger on December 10, 2014

Given the post-structuralist paths traversed during this year’s edition of Video Game Law, it just doesn’t get any more weirdly appropriate then this…Jacques Derrida’s philosophy explained through video game graphics. Surreal. jon

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Video Game Law (423B) Open Badge Pathways | Open Badges

By Jon Festinger on December 10, 2014

Video Game Law (423B) Open Badge Pathways | Open Badges Above is a link to a nice interim report on our badges experiment by Erin Fields of UBC Library. Have compiled it so some further data should be up relatively soon. jon

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Les Simerables | Jacobin

By Jon Festinger on December 9, 2014

Les Simerables | Jacobin Click on the link above to read an amazing piece from Jacobin magazine about the values, judgments and worldview expressed through the SimCity series of games. More evidence that all art […]

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News of the Week; December 3, 2014

By Jon Festinger on December 3, 2014

GAMES 1. Nintendo and Philips settle patent dispute 2. France’s Health and Safety body says kids shouldn’t use 3D: Nintendo responds, points to existing usage recommendations 3. Nintendo Patents Game Boy Emulation For Use In Mobile Devices, In-Flight Entertainment 4. Target Australia removes GTA V from sale following petition 5. Let’s Talk About Ethics In Games Journalism! (Zoe Quinn) + Actually, […]