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Discussion topic – 10th October 2018
Are you in control of your mind? Our discussion will look at equipping you with a variety of information on the topic of video games and addiction, so that you can form an educated opinion on this recently fired up debate. Outline 1. Gaming disorder and addiction WHO definition How would it get diagnosed? 2. […]
Quick Summary of the SCC Pentalogy
Jon has mentioned the SCC Pentalogy on copyright a few times in class. If anyone would like a quick summary of the five cases, Osgoode has put together a really useful summary of all of them. Cheers, Ryan Vogt
Secret Chinese Clocks
Following up on last weeks discussion regarding openness of technology, where I mentioned that the first ever mechanical time keeping device was built for a Chinese emperor but was kept secret, arguably slowing down human progress for hundreds of years until the mechanical clock was reinvented in Europe in the 14th century, this came in […]
Discussion Outline October 3rd
Discussion Topic How does our regulation of rights in the real world compare to our regulation of rights in video games? What can game creators do to fill the in-game legal void – and what are the consequences if they fail? Issues Covered Below are the sub-topics our presentation will consider, as well as some […]
Video & Slides from talk at the Emerging Media Lab Lecture Series
On Tuesday September 25, 2018, I was privileged to give a talk which navigated the legal corrolories to the technological path from video-game mods through advanced VR all the way to completely personalized worlds powered by advanced artificial intelligence. It’s a long and winding road that ends with raising questions regarding how Rule of Law […]
News of the Week; September 26, 2018
GAMES ArenaNet pulls plug on in-game transactions for Guild Wars 2 players in Belgium: MMO developer joins growing list of games companies forced to take action in Belgium over recent loot box ruling Report: Guild Wars 2 in-game currency no longer available in Belgium Activision hits Spyro fan game with cease and desist order Blog: Examining the debate behind […]
Class 3 – 9/26/18; “John Milton Plays Grand Prix Legends”
Slides and video from class below. Be forewarned that there are still some minor video outages here and there that the tech are trying to figure out. Those are not particularly a big deal where there is video and the slides still remain viewable. That said by far the bigger problem is that the microphone […]
News of the Week; September 19, 2017
GAMES Valve and Ubisoft fined for breaching consumer laws in France Valve and Ubisoft fined for breach of French consumer law: Steam and Uplay latest storefronts caught up in European consumer rights violations Washington State and 15 countries team up over video game gambling concerns 15 European gambling regulators unite to tackle loot box threat: Along […]
Public Talk for the Emerging Media Lab Lecture Series on Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Just in case anyone is interested I’m giving a talk at 4 PM on Tuesday September 25, 2018 in Room 205 of the West Mall Swing Space. Everyone is welcome….See the above poster for more details…. Jon