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Course Meme Presentations
During our first class I mentioned that past iterations of “Video Game Law” and “Legal Constraints on (Digital) Creativity” inspired a few ideas which will in one form or another insinuate themselves turned this years course. I promised to post consolidations of those ideas in case anyone wanted to have an advance peak. Here they […]
Class 2 Guest Speakers & Facilitators: Richard Tape, Erin Fields & Patrick Pennefather
For the first part of the next class we will explore the various mechanisms and modalities of the “Quest de Integro Ludus” collaborative group projects. First Richard Tape of UBC CTLT will help ensure that everyone is on-line without problem, and to answer any technical or feature questions related to the course website. Then Erin […]
News of the Week; September 9, 2015
GAMES 1. Arbitrator settles in favour of Marty O’Donnell in Bungie case + The Story Behind the Story (Tom Buscaglia) 2. Serious Games pulls controversial slave content from Steam 3. Report: Germany will get an uncensored version of ‘Fallout 4’ 4. Beware of the ‘Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain’ save corruption bug 5. Google will comply with censorship laws […]
Class 1 – 9/9/15: “Introduction” & Megan Coyle
Thanks to Megan Coyle for attending. Video of the class and slides follow. jon
Badge Pathways
Here are two charts that serve as handy guides to deciphering the two separate badge trajectories embedded in the course website. First comes the map for posting and commenting on the site. It is the same as that used last year, although the actual badges for this year have more sophisticated design elements, are colour […]
Class 1 Guest Speaker: Megan Coyle
Thanks to Megan Coyle, a former student in the course, for being our guest today and telling you a little bit about her experiences with Video Game Law and providing some meaningful advice on how to approach the experience. Megan grew up on Mayne Island where she enjoyed mastering the first 3 Mario games on […]
Getting On-line with the VGL website
Here are the instructions for having full privileges on the Video Game Law website. Thanks to Richard Tape of the UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology for his constant stewardship and support of the technical aspects of this course (and for the basics of the instructions that follow): 1. Please create an account at […]
Welcome to the 9th Cohort of Video Game Law
It was not intended to be such, but this mornings first class proved to be an real reminder of how far the course has come over the previous 8 iterations. That in itself is a testament to all the students, guests and supporters who have been so generous and kind. You can read about many […]
News of the Week; September 2, 2015
GAMES 1. Square Enix, SNK settle legal dispute 2. Convicted Murderer Says Video Games Made Killings Easier 3. Brad Bushman compares Virginia shooter’s horrific video to a ‘first-person shooter game’ 4. Pokemon Company Hates Fun. Sues To End PAX Party + Pokémon’s copyright lawyers wipe out themed PAX pre-party: Prohibited party poster promoted Pikachu, protected Pokémon personality. + Pokémon party organizer: […]
News of the Week; August 26, 2015
GAMES 1. APA Says Video Games Make You Violent, but Critics Cry Bias + 200-Plus Scholars Speak Out Against American Psychological Association’s Violence/Gaming Study 2. Party foul: Game of War studio sues rival Kabam after friendly soirée banter got out of control 3. Derek Smart Threatens To Sue Star Citizen Developers Unless They Meet His Demands 4. Machine Zone sues Kabam […]