Child's Play: The Value of Play in Child-Oriented Virtual Worlds
Location
Millhiser Moot Court Room
Start Date
8-10-2008 9:00 AM
Description
The concept of "play" has been central to the development of virtual worlds. Nowhere is this value more important than in child-centered worlds. This panel will discuss the value of "play," most commonly articulated as a right exercised by virtual world denizens. Children play for some of the same, and many different reasons, as adults. This panel will gather the foremost experts on the concept of play and the legal connections between play and law, to discuss why play is important, and how play plugs into the law.
Moderator: Joshua Fairfield
Child's Play: The Value of Play in Child-Oriented Virtual Worlds
Millhiser Moot Court Room
The concept of "play" has been central to the development of virtual worlds. Nowhere is this value more important than in child-centered worlds. This panel will discuss the value of "play," most commonly articulated as a right exercised by virtual world denizens. Children play for some of the same, and many different reasons, as adults. This panel will gather the foremost experts on the concept of play and the legal connections between play and law, to discuss why play is important, and how play plugs into the law.
Moderator: Joshua Fairfield