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Class 7 Video & Slides – “Cheating” & Jason Elliott/Dave Fracchia
Oasis playable demo mentioned by Jason and Dave below…
A License to Play vs Ownership – California’s New Law Regarding Digital Media
Hi everyone, I wanted to follow up on yesterday’s class discussion regarding digital storefronts using the word “buy” when customers are purchasing a game despite us only obtaining a license to play the digital game rather than actually owning the game. In California a new law has been signed that requires digital storefronts to make […]
Leaks and Legality
Hi everyone, I came across this article today on leaks relating to the much anticipated Nintendo Switch 2, published just six days before Nintendo released an official trailer for the console last month. The article discusses the Switch 2 mockup leaked by Genki, an accessory manufacturer. In response to the leak, Nintendo claimed that the […]
Class 6 Video & Slides – “Who’s Playing Who” & “Censorship”
For now in addition to the video there are just my base slides. Am determined to create a second version of the slides that more directly tracks the talk I ended up improvising 😉 Jon
Hot Off the Press! Panic!
This month, a new article was published in Computers in Human Behavior called “The relationship between loot box buying, gambling, internet gaming, and mental health: Investigating the moderating effect of impulsivity, depression, anxiety, and stress.”[1] This research confirms already established correlational relationships between loot box spending, problem gambling symptoms and internet gaming disorder. However, it […]
The Pokémon Company’s Legal Battle Against ‘Copycat’ Game Developers Ends in Settlement
Hello friends, I hope you all had a restful reading break! I wanted to highlight a major update in a long-running legal battle in the video game law world. If you haven’t been following, The Pokémon Company has been involved in a lawsuit with ‘copycat’ game developers for years, and they recently announced that the […]
Rated C for Censorship: Legal Discussions Around Video Game Censorship
Hi everyone! We hope everyone is having a fantastic and restful reading week! Next Tuesday, we will be discussing topics around the censorship of video games around the world. The outline for our presentation is as follows: Pre-censorship Video Games Introduction of Censorship Video Game Ratings & Sales Censorship Content Censorship Sociopolitical Issues & Developments […]
How Modders Fixed a Broken Sonic Game
Hi everyone, In light of this week’s presentation on modding, I thought I would make a discussion post about a Japanese developer that is receptive to mods and an example of modding where modders essentially fixed a broken game (similar to Grand Prix Legends). While it is true that Japanese developers in general do not […]
Loot Box Presentation Slides
Hello everyone, Here are the slides from Eva, Cléa, and Sam’s presentation on loot boxes today. Thank you for your participation! LAW 423 Presentation PPT