Unit 13: Understanding the Computer Games Industry
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Unit 13: Understanding the Computer Games Industry
Understand contractual, legal and ethical obligations in the games industry
D3: comprehensively explain contractual, legal and ethical obligations in the games industry with reference to elucidated examples and consistently using subject terminology correctly
Contractual
- Types of contract
- Negotiating contracts
- Subcontracting
Types of contract (format holders, licensors, naming conventions, look and feel)
Negotiating contracts (commissioning process, costing, scheduling, time management, risk management)
Subcontracting (outsourcing, working to a brief)
Negotiating contracts (commissioning process, costing, scheduling, time management, risk management)
Subcontracting (outsourcing, working to a brief)
Types of contracts
- Development agreements
- License agreements
- Collaboration agreements
- NDA and confidentialty agreements
Development agreements -
Publishing houses outsource for developers to create games for them. Development agreements details the terms of the deal.
License agreements -
Contracts are created for the terms which details if a publishing house wants to make a game about an already existing product, e.g. a film.
Collaboration agreements -
These contracts are essential for indie game makers who are producing games outside the mainstream industry and must cover issues of ownership and compensation. This details, who owns the intellectual property, how the game is to be used, how income (if any) is handled and how termination of the project is handled.
Non-Disclosure agreements -
One business who has made something new within the games industry (e.g. new technology or game idea) may need to disclose information to any business/individual. The information must be kept confidential or law proceedings may occur.
Publishing houses outsource for developers to create games for them. Development agreements details the terms of the deal.
License agreements -
Contracts are created for the terms which details if a publishing house wants to make a game about an already existing product, e.g. a film.
Collaboration agreements -
These contracts are essential for indie game makers who are producing games outside the mainstream industry and must cover issues of ownership and compensation. This details, who owns the intellectual property, how the game is to be used, how income (if any) is handled and how termination of the project is handled.
Non-Disclosure agreements -
One business who has made something new within the games industry (e.g. new technology or game idea) may need to disclose information to any business/individual. The information must be kept confidential or law proceedings may occur.
Legal
- Regulatory requirement
- PEGI (Pan European Game Information)
- Implications of franchising
- Licensors
- Health and safety policy
Legal –
Regulatory requirement (compliance, copyright, trademarks, intellectual property rights)
Pan European Game Information (PEGI)
http://www.pegi.info/en/index/
British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/
Implications of franchising
Licensors
Health and safety policy
Regulatory requirement (compliance, copyright, trademarks, intellectual property rights)
Pan European Game Information (PEGI)
http://www.pegi.info/en/index/
British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/
Implications of franchising
Licensors
Health and safety policy
PEGI
What do the labels mean?
They provide a reliable indication of the suitability of the game content in terms of protection of minors.
The age rating does not take into account the difficulty level or skills required to play a game.
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Age ratings
In your groups you need to research the key characteristics of the age rating you have been given
Name three games with this rating
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Ethical
- Policies and procedures
- Ethical requirements
- Emerging social concerns and expectations
Ethical –
Policies and procedures
Ethical requirements
Emerging social concerns and expectations
Policies and procedures
Ethical requirements
Emerging social concerns and expectations
What does the term ethical mean?
Ethical
- Morals and the principles of morality
- Right and wrong conduct
- Following rules to ensure correct conduct
- Ethical considerations for professionals
Can you think of a game that has caused an ethical outcry?
Or has used this outcry to its advantage?
Professional bodies
- ELSPA
- IGDA
- Women in Games
- BAFTA
- MEF
Professional bodies –
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers’ Association (ELSPA)
The Independent Games Developers Association (IGDA)
http://www.igda.org/
Women in Games
http://www.womeningamesjobs.com/
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
http://www.bafta.org/
The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF)
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers’ Association (ELSPA)
The Independent Games Developers Association (IGDA)
http://www.igda.org/
Women in Games
http://www.womeningamesjobs.com/
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
http://www.bafta.org/
The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF)
