ESRB Ratings – Law 423C Project – By: Adam Sanders and Amit Chandi
Hi everyone, Adam and I have made a presentation for our group project on video game ratings, specifically focusing on the North American rating agency, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). Here is a link to watch our presentation: https://youtu.be/TacZvjgYDvk Thanks!
NASCAR Pro Pulls Off Video Game Move
I saw this clip on the weekend and thought it would be a fun thing to share. This past weekend, NASCAR driver Ross Chastain decided to “ride the wall” (please visit the link for a video) on the final corner of the last lap to slingshot himself into 5th and secure one of four positions […]
New Esports Course at Edmonton Public School
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/new-esports-program-at-vimy-ridge-coaches-kids-to-compete-online-1.6126581 An interesting read I recently came across was regarding the inception of an esports training program at a public school in Edmonton. This is one of the first programs of its kind in the country. Students lucky enough to nab a spot spend their time in class in pursuit of honing their gaming skills. […]
A New Wave of Advertising
Hi everyone, I can across a few articles that are related to something we talked about last week: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/34717938/nhl-debut-digitally-enhanced-dasherboards-virtual-ads-replace-traditional-signage-arena-rink-boards https://www.gamesindustry.biz/video-games-are-the-new-battleground-for-big-brands We touched on how AR and VR present a new way to think about advertising. I certainly have noticed that to be the case when watching NHL games. This year the NHL has introduced virtual […]
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 […]