Class Video & Notes

Class 3 Slides & Video – “Video-Games & Their Meanings”
UBC Games & Social Justice Lecture Series

UBC Games & Social Justice Lecture Series

FYI…if of interest please check out the Games & Social Justice lecture series. Clicking on the poster below will take you to a linked Canvas Announcement that has a lot more detail. Note that the first of several events is this Thursday afternoon.

Class 2 Slides & Video – “Gamifying Life: Why Games?”
Class 1 Slides & Video – “Introduction to the Course”
Back to the Future – Welcome VGL Cohort 2025

Back to the Future – Welcome VGL Cohort 2025

Welcome to Video Game Law. We talked today about some of the things that have happened in this course over the last twenty years. Turns out I underestimated the number of webpages on this site – it’s 107. What  hits me (rather hard it turns out) are memories of the many extraordinary students that have […]

Class 11 – Snow Day & The Class That Might Have Been

Class 11 – Snow Day & The Class That Might Have Been

Our final class was literally snowed out. There was something poetic about going out on such a fun note given that you were such a fun and enjoyable class from my perspective. In any event below are the slides that might have been… Jon

Class 10 – “Making Games Accessible” + “An Antitrust Attack on EA’s Exclusive Licensing Strategy” + “The Metaverse Real Estate Phenomenon”
Class 9 – “Real Injuries in the Metaverse” + “Misrepresentation in Video Game Advertising”
Class 8 – “Is A.I. A Game We Can Win?″ + “Mens Rea of A.I.”
Class 7 – “Connecting Ourselves: Gamer Vulnerability in Virtual Realities, Part 2″ + “DOTA 2: User-generated content and derivative works – Analysis of trademark and copyright issues”