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What a typical Chinese game looks like?
This is a reply to the question I received during the presentation. I described the art of Chinese games as “colorful, crowded and shiny ” but I think with a picture it would make more sense. So here is a screenshot by someone else of MMORPG mobile game Fantasy Western World Journey developed by NetEase: […]
Interactive Entertainment Law Review 2:1
Volume 2, Issue 1 of the Interactive Entertainment Law Review published by Edward Elgar is available. The aim of the Interactive Entertainment Law Review is to serve as a peer-reviewed hub for legal analysis of interactive entertainment, video games, virtual/augmented/mixed realities, social media, and all related and emergent forms of digital interactive entertainment. The Journal is published twice […]
Willy Duhen: Class 1 Guest
A huge thanks to Dr. Willy Duhen of Activision for speaking to our first class of the year on the (dominant) international aspects of Video Game Law as practiced on a day to day basis. Willy is currently Senior Manager, Legal – International with Activision Blizzard and is based in London, U.K. He is lawyer […]
A history of the course via podcast (if you’re interested)
As I generally don’t spend more than a few minutes talking about where the course came from, and even less time talking about my background. If you find yourself at all curious about the origins of Video Game Law as both a book and course, you can find the story here (click on the image)… […]
Welcome 12th Cohort of Video Game Law @Allard
Looking forward to learning together starting tomorrow. Welcome. It should be an interesting semester as the video game world is wrestling with some important legal and ethical issues. From loot-boxes to antitrust to sexual assaults, the news is not all good and IMHO the signs of self-defeating immaturity are far too prevalent. If there is […]
Julia Reda – The Copyright Directive
I promised to upload Julia Reda’s website on the EU Copyright Directive, so here it is. I’ve also uploaded two videos from her website. If you already forgot, Julia Reda is one of the main opponents of the Copyright Directive. According to Reda the consequences of the Copyright Directive are far-reaching. Furthermore Reda has claimed that the […]
Discussion Outline – November 28th (Group 1)
Hi everyone, Next week we will be talking about the future of video games. We are going to focus on the following topics: The Future of Gaming Technology – VR and AR How Future Gaming Technology Can Affect The Movie Industry A.I. In the Future The Future Implications of BREXIT for Video Games Seems like […]
Discussion Outline – November 21st
Group: Frederikke, Sebastian, Magdelena & Camilla Next week we will be talking about the EU framework regarding video games. We will look at how the EU deals with some current issues: EU consumer rights The new EU directive on copyright The principle of exhaustion Children and games in the light of GDPR As preparation please […]
Discussion Outline – November 14th
Group: Scott Ashbourne, Conor Kennelly Hi Guys, This week we are going to be talking about the mobile gaming industry, with a focus on free-to-play games (“freemium”). We will start with an overview of the mobile game industry, and then discuss the market driving the explosion in “freemium” games. Our focus will then shift […]
Discussion Outline (November 7)
Group: Tom Allchurch, Basti Ashford, Craig Duffy Hey guys, We’ll be discussing gamification – the process of applying the elements of a game to a situation where they have not previously been used. In Part 1, we’ll be looking at what gamification is and why it’s useful, in Part 2 we’ll be looking at gamification […]