FTC’s report on adult content in online worlds A full story from PC Mag says report claims adult content still viewable by children, despite precautions. Notably, “It is far too easy for children and young teens to access explicit content in some of these virtual worlds,” FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said in a statement. ” [...]
A lot of thoughts lately from various sites about the role of your avatar and your identity. From Pixels and Policy, a great article about the attractiveness of avatars, and how it influences your popularity in virtual worlds. From a site focusing on gender, gender equality, and other issues, a great article entitled “Real World [...]
Sony is being sued again, this time it is a visually-impaired gamer who does not feel he is getting proper support from the gaming company. You can also read a report at Gamepolitics.Here are a couple of articles with different viewpoints of the case. From the Website Ablegamers (for challenged gamers of all types) This [...]
Here are some important legal updates on stories I’ve talked about the last 90 days. World of Warcraft is shut down in China once again by government authority. Here’s the full story at gamasutra. The most telling information is that even in a government as centralized as China there is sometimes a lack of communication. [...]
October Roundup Part I: Important Papers Journal of Virtual Worlds Research; don’t make me pick just one article. If you were to FORCE me to, though, check out Piracy vs. Control: Models of Virtual World Governance and Their Impact on Player and User Experience, Melissa de Zwart, University of South Australia. It follows the extremely [...]
Virtual Worlds are now meaning real money, here’s some of the latest articles. Fairfield, Joshua,The Magic Circle(November 19, 2008). Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, 2009; Washington & Lee Legal Studies Paper No. 2008-45. (Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1304234) Synopsis listed as: The article concludes that although real-world law cannot reasonably be excluded from virtual [...]
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