The Virtual Policy Network - Digtial Interactive Symposium
The Virtual Policy Network’s Digital Interactive Symposium: Edinburgh 2010 (DIS:E 10) is being held on 27th August 2010 at the John McIntyre Conference Centre, Pollock Halls, University of Edinburgh. Through the kind support of the University of Edinburgh School of Law’s SCRIPT technology and law research center, tickets for this year’s symposia are free. Places can be booked at http://www.virtualpolicy.net/dise10.
the Virtual Policy Network’s bring together academics, industry and policy makers to explore public policy and convergent media: computer games, virtual worlds, social networking, location based services and augmented reality. As with previous years, DIS:E is back-to-back with Edinburgh Interactive to make it easy for industry delegates to attend both events.
Now in its third year, the 2010 DIS:E will focus on the intersection of law, computer games and traditional media.
Ren Reynolds, Founder of the Virtual Policy Network, said “The law still sees TV, film, games and mobile as separate thing – technology now enables us to watch, play and read almost any content on almost any device. At this years symposium we’ll look at the legal contradictions and gaps that this has created, and how these impact users, players and the UK interactive / games industry.”
Themes of the 2010 Digital Interactive Symposium: Edinburgh will include:
- Consumer protection and the rise of Virtual Property
- In game advertising and UK Advertising Standards
- Gamers and “Real Identity”
- Network Neutrality and on-line games
DIS:E 10 boasts and impressive collection of international legal experts including:
- Professor Peter Yu (Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law, Director, Intellectual Property Law Center, Drake University Law School)
- Assistant Professor Melissa de Zwart (University of South Australia)
- Dr Nic Suzor (Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia and visiting researcher at Georgetown University Law Centre)
Additionally, from the University of Edinburgh: Dr Abbe Brown and Andrés Guadamuz (Co-Director: SCRIPT Law and Technology Centre).
