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Video-Blog News of the Week; November 26, 2014
This week marks the end of weekly video-blogs for news of the week. With classes ended will now switch to a monthly format going forward. Corporate interests and their impact on players and consumers is the theme of this episode. jon
Internetting While Female: A Conversation with Anita Sarkeesian, Carolyn Petit & Katherine Cross
As #gamergate seems to be receding, here is an excellent starting point for further reflection and legitimate research. It is a panel discussion that pretty well exclusively talks about games and games culture from GaymerX2 earlier this year. It covers myriad subjects associated with sexism in games and with many of those who created […]
Hybrid Thinking
My takeaway from this TED presentation is that one day we will have the opportunity/technology to have Google or some other internet search engine planted directly into our brain. In the context of videogame law and the scheme of the course, I have a couple questions and thoughts. Will the internet be able to track what I […]
Future reflections
After our last class today I thought I’d reflect a little on what has really struck me during this class and where it might go in the next iteration. I had no idea video games had so many legal issues. I didn’t realise how much money is in the business and how many creating/controlling aspects […]
A Brief History of Graphics
If I remember from my time in Video Game Law several years ago, this is the time of year when there is lots of time to spare. Law students, having done all their studying and completed their papers weeks in advance, long for something to occupy their time. There is hope! Here is a five part […]
Video-Blog News of the Week; November 19, 2014
This week: Some strange symmetry’s of control and attempted control in the video game world. jon
South Park: Freemium isn’t Free
South Park has covered and brought light to a large number of topics over 18 seasons. While always hilarious, and sometimes offensive, they can also be surprisingly informative. Few weeks ago South Park tackled the topic of freemium games. Since it relates closely to the course, I took upon myself to watch the episode, for research. […]
Casual Gaming
I cannot class myself as a hard-core gamer, yes when I was younger I owned a play-station 2 and did play lots of formula 1 racing games among other things (I owned a steering wheel and pedals), but today I am part of that ever growing group many “real” gamers seem to dislike, the casual […]
Video-Blog News of the Week; November 12, 2014
This week – Is it violent video-games that make some #gamergater’s act the way they do. Most unlikely. But the better answer from an academic/research perspective may well be much more troubling. jon
Audio of VIFF Panel Discussion on Orphan works
As noted in an earlier post, on October 10, 2014 I had the pleasure of appearing on a panel with Professor Joel Bakan of UBC Law and Professor Colin Browne of SFU as part of the Vancouver International Film Festival to discuss the subject of “orphan works” The connection to VIFF was that the […]