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Class 10 – 11/14/18; “Mass Effect-s” + “Mobile Gaming: The ‘Freemium’ Model & The Law”
Slides and video below. Unfortunately there is another unexplained video outage (still being investigated by UBC IT) part way through, but audio and slides are still there, and in reality that’s what is really needed. Note that in “Mobile Gaming” slides there is a part that there was not time for during the presentation about […]
Class 9 – 11/7/18; “Controlling Originality” + “Gamify Everything”
Slides & video here… Jon
Class 7 – 10/24/18; “What’s it all about…EULA?” + “Ratings and Censorship of Video Games”
Video and slides below. Sorry that the slides had to be split into 3 parts, the last two of which being the loot box section. That was even after culling the loot box section to really center on the Battlefront narrative, as that focuses the storytelling better without missing any essential components. Jon
Talk at VGBA North; October 16, 2018
Was honoured to speak at the Video Game Bar Association event at the Centre for Digital Media on Tuesday October 16, 2018 on the subject of A.I. & Video-Games. My slides can be found below… Jon
Class 5 – 10/10/18; “Connecting Ourselves: Gamer Vulnerability in Virtual Realities” + ” Are You in Control of Your Mind?”
Video and slides below. Sorry that my slides had to be divided into two parts due to the size of the file. Jon
Discussion Outline October 3rd
Discussion Topic How does our regulation of rights in the real world compare to our regulation of rights in video games? What can game creators do to fill the in-game legal void – and what are the consequences if they fail? Issues Covered Below are the sub-topics our presentation will consider, as well as some […]
Video & Slides from talk at the Emerging Media Lab Lecture Series
On Tuesday September 25, 2018, I was privileged to give a talk which navigated the legal corrolories to the technological path from video-game mods through advanced VR all the way to completely personalized worlds powered by advanced artificial intelligence. It’s a long and winding road that ends with raising questions regarding how Rule of Law […]