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Gambling in Video Games – Loot Boxes
Gambling in Video Games – Loot Boxes There is news regarding the dealing with Loot Boxes in Video Games. A few days ago the UK MP stated that in their opinion the use of Loot Boxes should be banned for children and that Loot Boxes are gambling and should be regulated according to the […]
News of the Week; September 11, 2019
GAMES UK High Court orders ISPs to block Switch hacking sites: Judge sides with Nintendo in blacklisting a handful of sites advertising circumvention devices and software Nintendo wins UK court case over Nintendo Switch piracy and modification Nintendo gets UK ISPs to block Switch piracy sites Nintendo launches infringement lawsuit against ROM site RomUniverse Nintendo […]
Video Game Age Classification Issues
I came across some recent news that the episodic adventure game Life is Strange 2 has been temporarily removed from digital stores in Australia, as their Classification Board reviews the game’s age rating. Exploring further I found that in general, the ACB tends to be quite harsh when it comes to video game classification, with a […]
Video & Slides of Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends Report
Sorry about not being able to figure out how to get the sound from the internet up so that it was truly listenable today. It would be great if you could watch Mary Meeker’s talk from 9:13 to 17:02 on the above video. That corresponds to Slide 80 to Slide 150 on the deck just […]
Class 2 – 9/11/19; “If Picasso had painted a round object..”
Video and slides above… Had to do a bit of surgery to get the slides below the upload limit. Nothing substantive was removed. Jon
EA’s Staggered Release Experiment
I just stumbled across this article that discusses an interesting new strategy for increasing player engagement with games. The idea is to release games in smaller pieces over time. Traditionally, games are released in their entirety when they are complete. The supposed problem with this is that it makes games “disposable” and incentivizes “bingeing”, where […]
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) Explained
Hey guys, GDPR was something that was mentioned several times during the last week’s lecture so I looked it up. The 3-minute-long video below by WSJ explains the regulation in a really concise manner. Even if its headquarter is not located in a EU country, any organization that 1) carries on business in EU, 2) […]
Interactive Entertainment Law Review 2:1
Volume 2, Issue 1 of the Interactive Entertainment Law Review published by Edward Elgar is available. The aim of the Interactive Entertainment Law Review is to serve as a peer-reviewed hub for legal analysis of interactive entertainment, video games, virtual/augmented/mixed realities, social media, and all related and emergent forms of digital interactive entertainment. The Journal is published twice […]
News of the Week; September 4, 2019
GAMES Blizzard is suing Chinese studio Sina Games for ripping offWarcraft series Report: Valve is pushing back against accusations it violated EU trade rules Valve reportedly fighting EU antitrust charges: Focus Home, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Koch Media, and ZeniMax reportedly settling charges Recent Valve VR update contains hidden Half-Life demo code Night in the Woods devs cut ties with […]
Class 1 – 9/4/19; “Introduction” + Activision’s Willy Duhen
Slides and video above. Sorry that the first minute or two of Willy’s talk is not super loud. Good news is that I realized (for the first time ever) what adjustments to make, so it does get fixed early on. Jon