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Class 5 – 10.6.21; “Connecting Ourselves: Gamer Vulnerabilities in Virtual Realities, Part 1”
Video & slides below… Jon
Twitch Hacked: IP and Privacy Concerns?
(Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images) An anonymous hacker leaked the entirety of Twitch via a 125 GB torrent link on 4chan at around 12am yesterday. Twitch confirmed the data breach 8 hours later. The leak included (and Twitch is still determining the extent of the leak so this list is not exhaustive): Twitch properties Twitch’s source […]
Class 4 – 9.29.21; “Right to Create or Rights to the Creation”
Video & slides below. For better or worse (and it can clearly be argued either way 😉 the camera was aimed at the far screen and I’m pretty well out of all the shots. Sound is good though… Jon
Class 3 – 9.22.21; “John Milton Plays Grand Prix Legends”
Video & slides below… Jon
Class 2 – 9.15.21; “If Picasso had painted a round object..”
Second class video and slides below…Have added some slides in answer to one of the questions at the end of class, but will go through that Q&A in our next class as well. Jon
Class 1 – 9.8.21; “Introduction”
Slides & video below. Predictably, after 18 months away from Allard’s lecture capture system, I messed up the technical aspects. So there is no audio till about 16 minutes in, and then again no audio at the very end. Will do better next time! Jon
Welcome to the 2021 Cohort of Video Game Law @ Allard
If you are a gamer, this past year could definitely feel like a dystopian video-game. In fact for those who remember the “Corrupted blood incident” (AKA World of Warcraft pandemic) of 2005, it might seem that life has imitated art. That pandemic in WoW quickly killed lower-level characters and significantly altered traditional gameplay, as players […]
News of the Week; February 24, 2021
GAMES Oxford University Study Shows Small Correlation Between Playing Video Games And ‘Well Being’ Illinois politician proposes a Grand Theft Auto ban New Illinois Bill Would Expand Restrictions on Video Games Case Study: How ADL Used Custom Consumer Research to Measure Harassment & Disruptive Behavior in Online Games Epic giving out virtual currency after loot […]
News of the Week; February 17, 2021
GAMES Riot Games CEO sued by former assistant for sexual harassment Google Wins Motion to Dismiss Loot Box Class Action Nintendo reportedly raises damages sought in Colopl lawsuit to $47m Nintendo claims additional damages in White Cat Project lawsuit Latest Nintendo Direct event led by Zelda: Skyward Sword HD remaster Nintendo ends pandemic-driven Nintendo Direct hiatus with a remaster-filled […]
News of the Week; February 10, 2021
GAMES Riot Games CEO accused of sexual harassment in lawsuit from ex-employee Shadow of War publisher Warner Bros. has patented the series’ Nemesis system Super Nintendo World apparently took scenery from a Mario fangame Merritt killer gets PlayStation memory card back after win in Federal Court: Justice Zinn ruled removal order unreasonable – that inmate permitted […]