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News of the Week; December 5, 2018
GAMES Games Done Quick bans two runners over sexist, transphobic remarks: GoldenEye 007 runners barred “indefinitely” from GDQ events after troubling screenshots circulate Bethesda issues permanent ban to Fallout 76 players involved in homophobic harassment: Player forced to report harassers over Twitter due to lack of in-game systems Bethesda Support Leaks Fallout 76 Customer Names, Addresses & […]
Class 12 – 11/28/18; “The Future of Video Games” + “Game On: Become the Most Profitable Developers” + “Concilliations & Conclusions”
For reasons that as I understand it cannot be explained other than by “the Ghost in the Machine”, the video of this very fun class is not available. The Lecture Capture equipment ended recording another classroom. In a strange way, this may be better – as this particular class may well live on to be […]
News of the Week; November 28, 2018
GAMES FTC agrees to investigate loot box monetization schemes in games FTC pledges loot crate investigation: Gaming monetization tactic compared to gambling Federal Trade Commission will investigate video game loot boxes: Chairman Joseph Simons promises Congress to investigate potential for child susceptibility to addiction, problem gambling ESA claims loot boxes aren’t gambling as FTC prepares […]
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 […]