Game Studies
Prerequisites: COMM 200.
This course examines games and their complex role within contemporary culture. Games are approached as "texts" that can be "read" using a variety of theoretical lenses. Students will explore what games say about the nature of identity, community presence, learning, and communication and reflect on their own experience in a blog.
Outcomes: Build their understanding of some key foundational concepts in the field of Game Studies; Articulate how the role of games are debated and discussed in governmental, industrial, and academic contexts around the world; Engage with the creation of their own games through a range of design tools and methods; Foster nuanced discussions of games and their relationship to our society; Gain insight into how cultural norms and values are embedded in games, their design/production, and how we think about play.
This course examines games and their complex role within contemporary culture. Games are approached as "texts" that can be "read" using a variety of theoretical lenses. Students will explore what games say about the nature of identity, community presence, learning, and communication and reflect on their own experience in a blog.
Outcomes: Build their understanding of some key foundational concepts in the field of Game Studies; Articulate how the role of games are debated and discussed in governmental, industrial, and academic contexts around the world; Engage with the creation of their own games through a range of design tools and methods; Foster nuanced discussions of games and their relationship to our society; Gain insight into how cultural norms and values are embedded in games, their design/production, and how we think about play.