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Overwatch 2 DDoS
As of Tuesday (October 4, 2022), players of the popular game “Overwatch 2” have been unable to access the games online servers (see https://kotaku.com/overwatch-2-queue-times-ddos-connection-failed-launch-1849616598). The issue has been attributed to a mass distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. The attack is executed by maliciously flooding servers with traffic to prevent others from connecting. I was […]
Mario Movie’s First Trailer on Oct 6
Nintendo has announced a Nintendo Direct presentation to reveal the first trailer for the Super Mario Bros. Movie. Nintendo Direct will begin a live stream for the first trailer at 1:05 pm PT on Oct 6 via the link here. The film is currently set to debut on April 7, 2023, in North America. We […]
The PS5 Has Been Jailbroken
Link to article: https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-jailbreak-pt-jailbroken The PS5 has seemingly been jailbroken. Jailbreaking is a process in which someone reverse engineers closed software allowing them unauthorized access to software, like video games. Once a PS5 is jailbroken the user can no longer access the online features of a game but they are free to download any games […]
Class 4 – “Right to Create or Rights to the Creation”
Slides and video below… Jon
Musqueam Art Featured in FIFA 23
Today being the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, I came across this article on the CBC. EA collaborated with the Musqueam First Nation in designing and including Indigenous artwork in their latest iteration of FIFA. It may be a very minor gesture, but I found this to be a thoughtful addition to the game. […]
Class 3 – 9.21.22 “John Milton Plays Grand Prix Legends”
Slides & video below… Jon
Gambling and Twitch
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/22/1124384092/twitch-bans-some-gambling-content-after-an-outcry-from-streamers [link to the article on Twitch banning gambling] https://kotaku.com/twitch-gambling-scam-pokimane-mizkif-hasanabi-strike-1849554448 [link to article on the scandal that led to these changes] We have looked briefly at gambling in video games in the form of loot boxes in the first few weeks of class, and have discussed how various countries throughout the world ban games that […]
Dance Emotes in Fortnite Stir Up Controversy (Again….)
Our discussion today regarding the ability to copyright certain “signature” moves in games reminded me of Fortnite and some recent controversy that I’d like to share. Fortnite, like many multiplayer games, allows users to “emote” (i.e. the player’s avatar or character will project certain actions like a thumbs-up or dance for other players to see). […]
“Am I playing a character, or am I being me?”
Hi everyone, The question posed in class reminded me of a hot debate that happened last summer in one of my Facebook groups. The group consists of players, 25 years and older, who play the video game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH)” (the group name: Animal Crossing for 25+). For those of you who don’t […]
Class 2 – 9.14.22 “If Picasso Had Painted A Round Object…”
Slides & video below… Jon