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Law-ification Presentation @ Full Indie Summit 2014
For anyone who wants my take on a broad variety of issues video game developers might be interested in, this video which is a bit over a year old (but only recently posted to YouTube) might be helpful. https://youtu.be/5e7JoA1YK-Y jon
Course Meme Presentations
During our first class I mentioned that past iterations of “Video Game Law” and “Legal Constraints on (Digital) Creativity” inspired a few ideas which will in one form or another insinuate themselves turned this years course. I promised to post consolidations of those ideas in case anyone wanted to have an advance peak. Here they […]
UBC Press Start Conference: Audio of panel on “Working with Japanese Game Companies: Best Practices”
Below you will find a link to the audio of a terrific panel I was privileged to be on at the UBC Press Start conference on “Working with Japanese Game Companies: Best Practices”. The panel included Atsuo Nakayama (Bandai Namco), Joe Nickolls (Capcom Vancouver), Sakae Osumi (Capcom USA), myself and Patrick Pennefather (Centre for Digital Media) as moderator. […]
Short & long versions of an interview on freedom of speech/expression in video games
In the category of making me look and sound much too good comes this interview with the new website BasedGamer which originates here in Vancouver. You will find the short version (4:12) on top and the long version (10:37) below that. Also, to be clear, the music bed underneath the interview does not in any way […]
Press Start Conference: Video & Slides on “Legal, Normative & Cultural Perspectives on Mods and Modding of Japanese Video Games”
The Press Start conference was an unqualified success. Congratulations to Christina Laffin and Shige Matsui of the Faculty of Law for doing such an outstanding job making it a reality. Video and slides from my presentation on February 27, 2015 can be found below. In it I speculate that differences between “western” and “eastern” views […]
Comments on mod culture & legalities
Below and above are links to a very good article in the Guardian about modder Aryok Pinera who loves all things Nintendo so much that he is remaking Super Mario 64 in HD. The article also contains a few quotes from me. As a bonus for those of you who know my passion for Grand […]
CBA British Columbia – Why Video Game Law is Important
Wrote a short article called “Why Video Game Law is Important” for BarTalk which is published by the Canadian Bar Association, B.C. Branch. You can link to it here: CBA British Columbia – Why Video Game Law is Important. jon
Paper Abstract (2014)
Hello, In the interest of sharing for future years (hope it helps!), here is an abstract for the key issue explored in my 2014 VGL paper, “A Canadian Legal Framework for Charity Video Game Marathons”. — Charity video game marathons (“marathons”) are events not well known outside the community of staunch gamers. Gamers play video […]
Video-Blog News of the Month; December 2014
Here is my take on Sony Corporation – an enigma wrapped in a riddle from personal experience… jon