Help a Student Research Project.
Here's a link to a survey being done on surveillance in MMO video-games. It is being conducted by a grad student at RMIT University's School of Creative Media. He is collecting data on surveillance that is done by publishers on game-players in online video games like Warcraft. Any current MMO player or past MMO player should go help him out.
Add comment June 11, 2006
Copyright Heavyweights collide.
Interesting artice over at the BBC with the head of EEF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) and the MPAA (Motion picture association of America).
Add comment June 10, 2006
Don’t Steal this Movie!
Just a random thought.
I rented some movies this weekend, put them on, and while I'm waiting through the 10-15 minutes of commercials, er, um, movie trailers, that I paid for the privilege to watch, one of those "piracy is bad" commercials produced by the MPAA played. And, I can't help thinking, everytime I am forced to watch one of those propaganda filled, half-truth ridden attacks on privacy and fair-use laws, that if I had just stolen this movie, I wouldn't have to watch this propaganda piece right now.
For anyone that's interested in the status of Canada's copyright and privacy laws, check out Michael Geist's website. He's a Law professor at the University of Ottawa, one of North America's leading experts on both issues, and one of the most active people out there fighting to get rational Copyright laws passed that don't violate Canadian charter rights.
4 comments June 5, 2006
“The Defining Issue of our Times is the Media”
Great article about the media over at Media Matters that is worth a read.
Add comment June 1, 2006
Columbine, the Video-Game?
A great article over at WaterCoolerGames about a videogame based on the Columbine Murders and the controversy surrounding the game.
The game can be downloaded at the following website: Columbinegame
Add comment May 30, 2006
