Comments on: More on griefing…or moron griefing? http://dramaplayshop.org/techblog/?p=43 Exploring drama, education and technology. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:26:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kim Flintoff http://dramaplayshop.org/techblog/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-10 Kim Flintoff Sat, 19 Aug 2006 05:22:00 +0000 http://dramaplayshop.org/techblog/?p=43#comment-10 There's some interesting discussion about "in-game crime" over at the Video Game Law Blog and at Gamespot... http://www.davis.ca/community/blogs/video_games/default.aspx http://www.gamespot.com/news/6155784.html Basically its an account of comments from Microsoft security engineer Dave Weinstein about the capacity for crime within game worlds. Interestingly, this statement comes soon after the first release of Microsoft's XNA game development software. Most regular MMO gamers are aware of the phenomenon - but Weinstein's comments are seen as significant because he says that law enforcement agencies don't really take it seriously. "Officer, I've been mugged" carries a bit more weight than "Officer, my ancient scroll of power was just spirited away" There’s some interesting discussion about “in-game crime” over at the Video Game Law Blog and at Gamespot…

http://www.davis.ca/community/blogs/video_games/default.aspx

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6155784.html

Basically its an account of comments from Microsoft security engineer Dave Weinstein about the capacity for crime within game worlds. Interestingly, this statement comes soon after the first release of Microsoft’s XNA game development software.

Most regular MMO gamers are aware of the phenomenon – but Weinstein’s comments are seen as significant because he says that law enforcement agencies don’t really take it seriously.

“Officer, I’ve been mugged” carries a bit more weight than “Officer, my ancient scroll of power was just spirited away”

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