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Diltz, J. JoshuaPlay Machinima Law -- Stanford Conference Spot (2009)

This short spot was created to spread the word about the "Play - Machinima - Law" conference held at the Stanford Law School, 24-25 April 2009.

DATE: April 24-25, 2009
LOCATION: Stanford Law School

Machinima.
...It has been hailed as the art form of the 21st century.
...It is redefining music videos.
...And reinventing the videogame.
...It might be the future of cinema.

But there's a catch: if you make machinima, you might be breaking the law.

Or are you?

Find out at Stanford University. "Play Machinima Law" from April 24-25, 2009. This two-day conference will cover key issues associated with player-generated, computer animated cinema that is based on 3D game and virtual world environments. Speakers include machinima artists/players, legal experts, commercial game developers, theorists, and more. Topics include: game art, game hacking, open source and "modding," player/consumer-driven innovation, cultural/technology studies, fan culture, legal and business issues, transgressive play, game preservation, and notions of collaborative co-creation drawn from virtual worlds and online games. Films will be shown throughout the conference, including: Douglas Grayeton's Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator by and Joshua Diltz' Mercy of the Sea.

For more information and to register, visit http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/playmachinima .


This movie is part of the collection: Machinima

Producer: Diltz, J. Joshua
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: English
Keywords: Sleeping Dogs Productions; Diltz; Play Machinima Law; J. Joshua; World of Warcraft; Blizzard Entertainment; Stanford University; Law; How They Got Game Project
Contact Information: http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/playmachinima HTTP://www.sleepingdogsproductions.com

Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States

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Reviewer: JamieBcool - - April 15, 2009
Subject: I wish I could
Machinima at Stanford? I'm liking it! Another reason it's my top pick.

I wish I could make the event!