120134 AR Advanced Cultural Studies Course = Cultural/Media Studies 1/2 (Cultural/Media Studies) (2010S)
Introduction to Videogame Studies (with a focus on games for social change)
Continuous assessment of course work
Labels
Diese LVA gilt für das Masterstudium Anglophone Literatures and Cultures nach UG2002, das Diplomstudium (UniStG) und das Lehramt UF Englisch (UniStG).
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 10.02.2010 06:00 to We 17.02.2010 23:59
- Registration is open from Sa 20.02.2010 10:00 to Th 04.03.2010 16:00
- Deregistration possible until We 31.03.2010 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Monday
22.03.
18:00 - 20:00
Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
Friday
07.05.
12:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Saturday
08.05.
10:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Friday
14.05.
12:00 - 18:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Saturday
15.05.
10:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Videogames are gaining socio-cultural significance and are becoming one of the most important media of expression of the 21st century. This class will introduce students to some core issues of videogame studies. It aims to convey an understanding for games as media, their specific characteristics and expressive means. You will come to understand how games generate meaning and explore their potential to tackle complex ideas. With the basics in place, we will then focus on games for social change. We will explore games' potential as "conceptual tools" that foster learning through play.
Assessment and permitted materials
on the basis of student presentations of their videogame analysis (40%), class participation (30%) as well as in-class preparedness (that means demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of the texts on the reading list) (30%). For a positive grade, attendance throughout the course (both weekends!) is compulsory.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
to enhance media literacy in regard to videogames and to foster a more profound understanding for their potentials as tools for social change.
Examination topics
discourse oriented lecture, student game analysis, hands-on, low level design exercises (no previous game design or technical knowledge necessary). The readings for the course will be available as pdf files on Moodle.
Students are further highly encouraged to e-mail the instructor with all course-related questions, e.g. in regard to choosing a videogame for analysis, finding a focus for the analysis and identifying relevant literature (alternatively to the texts on the list) to underpin the arguments in the analysis.
Students are further highly encouraged to e-mail the instructor with all course-related questions, e.g. in regard to choosing a videogame for analysis, finding a focus for the analysis and identifying relevant literature (alternatively to the texts on the list) to underpin the arguments in the analysis.
Reading list
Steven Johnson: Everything Bad is Good for You;
James Paul Gee: Semiotic Domains. Are videogames a "waste of time"?
Mary Flanagan: critical play
Gonzalo Frasca: Videogames of the Oppressed
Gonzalo Frasca: Simulation versus Narratve: Introduction to Ludology
Raph Koster: a Theory of Fun
Rusch Doris C. / Matt Weise: Games about LOVE and TRUST? Harnessing the Power of Metaphors for Experience Design
Ian Bogost: Procedural Rhetoric
Dean Takahashi: Ethics of Game Design
Miguel Sicart: The Ethics of Computer Games
Clint Hocking: Game Designers' Rant 2008
James Paul Gee: Semiotic Domains. Are videogames a "waste of time"?
Mary Flanagan: critical play
Gonzalo Frasca: Videogames of the Oppressed
Gonzalo Frasca: Simulation versus Narratve: Introduction to Ludology
Raph Koster: a Theory of Fun
Rusch Doris C. / Matt Weise: Games about LOVE and TRUST? Harnessing the Power of Metaphors for Experience Design
Ian Bogost: Procedural Rhetoric
Dean Takahashi: Ethics of Game Design
Miguel Sicart: The Ethics of Computer Games
Clint Hocking: Game Designers' Rant 2008
Association in the course directory
Diplom 343, UF 344, MA 844
LI 12-0203, SPCode 426-526, 426/428, 436/438, 721-723 / M06, M07
LI 12-0203, SPCode 426-526, 426/428, 436/438, 721-723 / M06, M07
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