Education in Virtual Worlds update

So many links; so many directions. But they are all tied together by students seeking knowledge and educators attempting to reach the masses with important content.
Virtual Worlds (116 resources via Educause)Most are from their own magazine but some are from presentations you could find no where else. Plus, did you know [...]

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Voice-actor Dispute continues

There is a great story in the LA Times about Video-game voice-actors. My favorite quote from the story, “Although it’s down this year amid the recession, U.S. video game industry revenue has more than doubled since 2005 to $21 billion in 2008 — about twice the amount of movie ticket sales in Canada [...]

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Music games as music platform?

Does this strike a chord with you?
Viacom announced that MTV Games plans later this year to launch a service that will let any musical artist upload and submit their songs for possible inclusion in its “Rock Band” music video game, Billboard reported. [...]

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Developers Corner (Game audio and Voice-Actors)

As the graphics of games become more and more detailed, it is essential that the audio and even the voice actors live up to that high standard.
This is an article that gives a great insight into the audio portion of the video game process. Every developer should read this to determine if and when [...]

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Transparency in Video Games

“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain”. You know what movie that is from, right?
There is a very interesting article on The reticule that talks about this concept. Personally, I loved the idea that “The main tenet of their design is not playability but profit and, while this is true of [...]

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Video Game Lawyer Money; Parrish v NFLPA aka Madden Case

I know you’re thinking, where’s the Video Game lawyer money?
The beginnings of these cases are all so celebrated, so noteworthy, posted on the game sites, the news sites, but where are the awards?
Recently, retired NFL players were awarded a $28 million judgment, according to the legal newsletter on JDSupra.
Here is the Justia page of [...]

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