Let’s Talk About Machinima is a 3 part series. The first was Machinima from the perspective of the Machinimist. The second tackles Machinima from the point of view of the game developer. Finally, the third will be a bit of … Continue reading
Like most of the other legal gaming blogs, I occasionally find it necessary to comment on the activities of attorney Jack Thompson (as of this posting, he is still licensed in Florida). As a courtesy to another member of my … Continue reading
Anyone who has explored much of Second Life has noted that there are many “professionals” offering services in the world. From psychiatrists to lawyers, they are all present in Second Life. However, with the proliferation of Second Life residents and … Continue reading
1UP recently posted this article, which originally ran in Games for Windows magazine this month. Taxing virtual economies has been something I’ve looked into since 2005, and based on the current state of the World (of Warcraft), residents of Azeroth … Continue reading
Can an independent developer create an MMORPG? That question has been poised, and was addressed at least in part by the recently held Indie MMO Game Developer Conference. One key issue, however, with rolling out any MMO game is server … Continue reading
I’ve noticed the comments about the upcoming MMORPG content. While I don’t have any of the new content ready yet, other than my second post, I thought I would take the time to re-link an old paper I wrote about … Continue reading
Let’s Talk About Machinima will be a 3 part series. The first will be Machinima from the perspective of the Machinimist. The second will tackle Machinima from the point of view of the game developer. Finally, the third will be … Continue reading
I am honestly quite impressed with the number of responses on the previous post. It’s amazing what a link from Joystiq can do. As I stated in the first post, I promise there should be one substantive legal post per … Continue reading
In response to this editorial posted at GameStooge, I laughed. I truly hope that jonahfalcon was writing it more for comic content than for actual legal content. Is the Guitar Hero II box deceptive advertising? No. I don’t have my … Continue reading
CNN: Virtual Feds Visit Second Life Casino It was inevitable. The MMORPG crowd and the Internet Gambling Regulators have been on a collision course for quite some time, as I noted in my 2005 paper. However, since I wrote that … Continue reading
