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News of the Week; November 21, 2018
GAMES Gamer Behind Fatal ‘Call Of Duty’ Swatting Faces At Least 20 Years In Prison After Guilty Plea 2 Milly, Scrubs’ Donald Faison accuse Fortnite of stealing dance moves: “I don’t want to even bash them for all the millions… I just feel like I have to protect what’s mine,” says rapper Fortnite and God of War win […]
VR and our Scary Future
That video that we watched in class really stuck with me. It just seems like that is not only possible but very probable… Especially combined with the story about the man in Japan who married a hologram. It seems to be that having hologram replacements to meet our needs will become increasingly commonplace and I […]
Julia Reda – The Copyright Directive
I promised to upload Julia Reda’s website on the EU Copyright Directive, so here it is. I’ve also uploaded two videos from her website. If you already forgot, Julia Reda is one of the main opponents of the Copyright Directive. According to Reda the consequences of the Copyright Directive are far-reaching. Furthermore Reda has claimed that the […]
Class 11 – 11/21/18; “Controlling the Controllers: Privacy & Cultures” + “The European Union and copyright”
Video and slides from class. My slides were a bit too large for posting and had to be split into two parts… Jon
Discussion Outline – November 28th (Group 1)
Hi everyone, Next week we will be talking about the future of video games. We are going to focus on the following topics: The Future of Gaming Technology – VR and AR How Future Gaming Technology Can Affect The Movie Industry A.I. In the Future The Future Implications of BREXIT for Video Games Seems like […]
News of the Week; November 14, 2018
GAMES Husband and wife ordered to pay $12m to Nintendo for running ROM sites Nintendo wins out in legal battle against ROM sites Nintendo reaches final judgment agreement with ROM site owners: LoveROMS and LoveRETRO owners admit to copyright infringement, agree to $12m judgment Senators ask FTC to investigate malicious ads in apps geared for kids […]
Doping in Esports
“Finally, 27 percent of the players questioned “know players who take amphetamines and/or Ritalin to stay sharp for competition.” This is exactly the kind of worrying thing that might justify more drug tests in the future.” – https://esportsobserver.com/lcs-player-survey-reveals-high-salaries-shocking-views-women/ Doping isn’t an issue that is limited to league of legends, multiple CS:GO professionals have also been […]
Class 10 – 11/14/18; “Mass Effect-s” + “Mobile Gaming: The ‘Freemium’ Model & The Law”
Slides and video below. Unfortunately there is another unexplained video outage (still being investigated by UBC IT) part way through, but audio and slides are still there, and in reality that’s what is really needed. Note that in “Mobile Gaming” slides there is a part that there was not time for during the presentation about […]
Discussion Outline – November 21st
Group: Frederikke, Sebastian, Magdelena & Camilla Next week we will be talking about the EU framework regarding video games. We will look at how the EU deals with some current issues: EU consumer rights The new EU directive on copyright The principle of exhaustion Children and games in the light of GDPR As preparation please […]
Discussion Outline – November 14th
Group: Scott Ashbourne, Conor Kennelly Hi Guys, This week we are going to be talking about the mobile gaming industry, with a focus on free-to-play games (“freemium”). We will start with an overview of the mobile game industry, and then discuss the market driving the explosion in “freemium” games. Our focus will then shift […]