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Class 4 – 10/6/2017; “Right to CreaTE or Rights to the Creation” + “Books, Games, and Virtual Futures”
We had a fluky confluence of events where I forgot to turn on my microphone and the usually reliable back-up desk microphone wasn’t working either. The result is that there is virtually no audio until Rob’s presentation which is clear as a bell. My talk is for lip-readers only I’m afraid. Usually there is one […]
News of the Week; October 4, 2017
GAMES Nintendo Creators Program cuts off livestreamers: YouTube Live broadcasts no longer allowed under revenue share initiative Nintendo no longer welcoming YouTube livestreams of its games: Live gameplay no longer allowed for channels in Nintendo’s revenue sharing program. Nintendo Bars Its YouTube Partners From Monetizing Their Live Streams Community registered designs & the CJEU – […]
MoCap and VoCo in Video Game Law
I recently listened to an episode of Radiolab which covered the advancements of voice editing and motion capture (MoCap).It appears that technology has advanced to the point where it is possible, using only forty minutes of someone’s dialogue, to create fictional conversation using their voice. Moreover, visual technological advancement have also made it possible to […]
Class 3 – 9/29/2017; “John Milton Plays Grand Prix Legends” + Ian Verchere
Slides from Ian and I and video of the whole class below. Please skip over my annoying fiddling around with the microphone between 6:08 and 6:45. Jon
News of the Week; September 27, 2017
GAMES Bluehole hits out at Epic for ‘replicating’ Battlegrounds in Fortnite PUBG devs call out Epic over Fortnite Battle Royale mode: “This was never discussed with us and we don’t feel that it’s right,” says head of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds dev Bluehole EU Commission: “No evidence that piracy affects video games sales” – Report suggests illegal consumption actually benefits […]