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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 […]
News of the Week; November 7, 2018
GAMES Tencent will use police databases to restrict playtime in China Tencent to run player ID checks across its entire portfolio in China: “Healthy gaming” system to expand beyond Honor of Kings in 2019, to allay the government’s addiction fears Riot Games sued over allegations of sexual harassment, pay disparity Current and former employees file […]
Class 9 – 11/7/18; “Controlling Originality” + “Gamify Everything”
Slides & video here… Jon
News of the Week; October 31, 2018
GAMES Suspect in fatal swatting faces 46 new charges: Tyler Barriss expected to plead guilty to phoning in bomb threats and using police to harass others for years leading up to last December’s death over a Call of Duty argument The Library of Congress just made game preservation a little bit easier Researchers can now […]
News of the Week; October 24, 2018
GAMES Zombie Orpheus cancels contract with GOG over transphobia: JourneyQuest producers pull content, saying “We cannot do business with a company that doesn’t take human rights seriously” Rockstar Games defends itself over working conditions claims Rockstar allows employees to speak out on 100-hour week controversy: Tools programmer Vivianne Langdon kicks things off with assurances she’s […]
Discussion Outline (November 7)
Group: Tom Allchurch, Basti Ashford, Craig Duffy Hey guys, We’ll be discussing gamification – the process of applying the elements of a game to a situation where they have not previously been used. In Part 1, we’ll be looking at what gamification is and why it’s useful, in Part 2 we’ll be looking at gamification […]
News of the Week; October 17, 2018
GAMES John Carmack and ZeniMax have ended their legal dispute Epic sues YouTubers for using and selling Fortnite cheats Epic Games files suit against YouTubers over Fortnite cheats: Lawsuit alleges defendants promoted cheats in videos, violating copyright and terms of use Epic sues two YouTubers over Fortnite cheats: Brandon Lucas and Colton Conter stand accused of promoting […]
News of the Week; October 10, 2018
GAMES Sony sues hacker for manufacturing and distributing jailbroken PS4s: Defendant’s actions “were knowing, deliberate, willful and in complete disregard of SIE’s rights,” Sony claims Sony confirms PlayStation 5 (but doesn’t call it PlayStation 5): CEO Kenichiro Yoshida says it’s “necessary to have a next-generation hardware” PlayStation users will be able to change PSN ID […]