124262 KO Critical Media Analysis (2023S)
"It's just a game"? - Critical Approaches to Narrative Indie Games
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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An/Abmeldung
Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
- Anmeldung von Mo 13.02.2023 00:00 bis Di 21.02.2023 12:00
- Anmeldung von Mi 01.03.2023 12:00 bis Mo 13.03.2023 12:00
- Abmeldung bis Fr 31.03.2023 23:59
Details
max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
- Freitag 10.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 17.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 24.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 31.03. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 21.04. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 28.04. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 05.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 12.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 19.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 26.05. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 02.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 09.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 16.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 23.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Freitag 30.06. 12:15 - 13:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
The interdisciplinary field of game studies is a rather recent development. One of its early modern questions “do videogames tell stories?” is largely met with puzzlement nowadays given the breadth of narrative-driven titles in the last two decades. More intriguing inquiries would be how videogames create meaning and transport beliefs and values, how they might influence individuals and online communities (as well as vice versa), and how we can interpret their narratives through their interactive, multimodal nature.These are some of the questions we will be dealing with in this course by close-reading free and inexpensive videogames outside the AAA mainstream. We will be looking at the content, context and formal qualities of ‘narrative indie games’ – defined here as games that are independent in a financial, aesthetic and/or cultural sense created by small teams or single developers to express personal experiences or political visions.It is not necessary to have prior play experiences with videogames or to own expensive hardware but bringing a laptop to class is highly advised.Students will get to know methods to put their play experiences into writing, train their understanding of the narrative and persuasive means of videogames, and develop the analytical skills to close-read selected titles through cultural studies perspectives.
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
regular attendance (max. two absences), in-class and preparatory participation (Moodle tasks), group presentation, creative task, critical essay
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
participation (20 points)
group presentation (25 points)
creative task (25 points)
critical essay (30 points)Grading scale:
1: 90-100 points
2: 80-89 points
3: 70-79 points
4: 60-69 points
5: 0-59 points
group presentation (25 points)
creative task (25 points)
critical essay (30 points)Grading scale:
1: 90-100 points
2: 80-89 points
3: 70-79 points
4: 60-69 points
5: 0-59 points
Prüfungsstoff
There will be no written exam.
Literatur
All readings will be made available on Moodle and will include (sections from):• Anthropy, Anna, and Naomi Clark. A Game Design Vocabulary: Exploring the Foundational Principles behind Good Game Design. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Addison-Wesley, 2014.
• Bogost, Ian. Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2007.
• Dovey, Jon, and Helen W. Kennedy. Game Cultures: Computer Games as New Media. New York, NY: Open University Press, 2006.
• Fernández-Vara, Clara. Introduction to Game Analysis. New York: Routledge, 2015.
• Gray, Kishonna L., and David J. Leonard, eds. Woke Gaming: Digital Challenges to Oppression and Social Injustice. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2018. Print.
• Fron, Janine et. al. “The Hegemony of Play.” DiGRA '07 - Proceedings of the 2007 DiGRA International Conference: Situated Play. 2007: 309-318.
• Payne, Matthew Thomas, and Nina Huntemann, eds. How to Play Video Games. New York: New York University Press, 2019. Print.In addition, there will be a ludography of free and inexpensive videogames that you are expected to engage with, including titles such as Hair Nah (Momo Pixel 2017), Hard Lads (Yang 2020), Where the Goats Are (Memory of God 2017), and You Are Jeff Bezos (Lorischild 2018).
• Bogost, Ian. Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2007.
• Dovey, Jon, and Helen W. Kennedy. Game Cultures: Computer Games as New Media. New York, NY: Open University Press, 2006.
• Fernández-Vara, Clara. Introduction to Game Analysis. New York: Routledge, 2015.
• Gray, Kishonna L., and David J. Leonard, eds. Woke Gaming: Digital Challenges to Oppression and Social Injustice. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2018. Print.
• Fron, Janine et. al. “The Hegemony of Play.” DiGRA '07 - Proceedings of the 2007 DiGRA International Conference: Situated Play. 2007: 309-318.
• Payne, Matthew Thomas, and Nina Huntemann, eds. How to Play Video Games. New York: New York University Press, 2019. Print.In addition, there will be a ludography of free and inexpensive videogames that you are expected to engage with, including titles such as Hair Nah (Momo Pixel 2017), Hard Lads (Yang 2020), Where the Goats Are (Memory of God 2017), and You Are Jeff Bezos (Lorischild 2018).
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Studium: BA 612, BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BA07.3; BEd 08a.2, BEd 08b.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260
Code/Modul: BA07.3; BEd 08a.2, BEd 08b.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260
Letzte Änderung: Fr 10.03.2023 19:48