State of Play

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This interdisciplinary conference on virtual worlds examined the state of play at the time in an effort to understand the phenomenon of digital games and the virtual worlds they create, creating a discussion the complex social, psychological, and legal issues to which they give rise.

State of Play VI: New York Law School’s State of Play Conference will convene in New York to examine the past, present and future of virtual worlds. The conference will focus on the startling rise of virtual worlds and multiplayer online games, and ask whether these worlds have reached a plateau in their development. At the same time we will question whether professionals and academia have reached a limit in our understanding of these worlds, and ask whether there are useful research questions still left to pursue.

State of Play VI is planned to run on June 19 and 20 at New York Law School.

Official State of Play Website
http://www.nyls.edu/centers/harlan_scholar_centers/institute_for_information_law_and_policy/events?lightwindow_url=%2Findex.php%3FcID%3D1721

NYU Press
http://www.nyupress.org/books/The_State_of_Play-products_id-4865.html

The State of Play: Law, Games, and Virtual Worlds - Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/State-Play-Virtual-Machina-Technology/dp/0814799728