180191 SE Virtue Ethics (2024S)
Games: Agency as Art
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 Fr 23.02.2024 10:00 to Tu 27.02.2024 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 31.03.2024 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Monday
11.03.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
Monday
18.03.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
Monday
08.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
Monday
15.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum 3A NIG 3.Stock
Monday
22.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
Monday
29.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
Monday
06.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
Monday
13.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
N
Monday
27.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
Monday
03.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
Monday
10.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
Monday
17.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
Monday
24.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The assessment has two parts: class tasks & the final essay.During the semester we will have two in-class tasks. These are assessed on a merit/pass/fail basis.
If you complete all of these tasks and submit a reasonable attempt at the final essay you will get at least a 3.
Higher grades (2 and 1) are awarded on the basis of the final essay, compensated for merits in the tasks.
The exact essay length is to be determined but is currently planned for ~2500 words.The essay can be on any topic covered in the course.
Subject to agreement, you are welcome to write on other adjacent topics not discussed in the course.
If you wish to write a BA thesis as part of this course, feel free to contact me for further discussion.
If you complete all of these tasks and submit a reasonable attempt at the final essay you will get at least a 3.
Higher grades (2 and 1) are awarded on the basis of the final essay, compensated for merits in the tasks.
The exact essay length is to be determined but is currently planned for ~2500 words.The essay can be on any topic covered in the course.
Subject to agreement, you are welcome to write on other adjacent topics not discussed in the course.
If you wish to write a BA thesis as part of this course, feel free to contact me for further discussion.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
(1) Completion of all in-class tasks, or suitable replacement tasks in the event of illness or reasonable absence.
(2) Completion of the final essay.
(2) Completion of the final essay.
Examination topics
The tasks might include but are not limited to:
(1) Analyze and explain the aesthetic value of a game of your choice.
(2) Design a game you take to have aesthetic value. Explain its value.
(3) Analysis of an unseen text.
(4) In-class presentations.Tasks may be set as individual or group projectsThe essay will be on a topic of your choice from the course or, subject to approval, an adjacent topic.
(1) Analyze and explain the aesthetic value of a game of your choice.
(2) Design a game you take to have aesthetic value. Explain its value.
(3) Analysis of an unseen text.
(4) In-class presentations.Tasks may be set as individual or group projectsThe essay will be on a topic of your choice from the course or, subject to approval, an adjacent topic.
Reading list
Nguyen. (2020). Games: Agency As Art (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190052089.001.0001Additional reading in connection to a final essay topic is recommended.
Literature can be found in the Nguyen book or in consultation with myself.
Literature can be found in the Nguyen book or in consultation with myself.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Th 16.05.2024 13:06
A video game might have beautiful scenery, a chess set might have well sculpted pieces and certain football players might be beautiful people, but this is different from saying that the play itself is beautiful. What parts of games have aesthetic value and why?In this course we will attempt to answer these (and other) questions by reading C. Thi Nguyen's recent book "Games: Agency as Art".
In this book, Nguyen argues that games can be art, and that games can have a unique type of aesthetic value, namely that of the exploration of agency. The book discuss the role of games (both physical and digital) in relation to agency, art, ethics and society.