CMS.998 / CMS.600 Videogame Theory and Analysis, Fall 2006
This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of commercial videogames as texts, examining their cultural, educational, and social functions in contemporary settings. Students play and analyze videogames while examining debates surrounding how games function within socially situated...
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| description | This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of commercial videogames as texts, examining their cultural, educational, and social functions in contemporary settings. Students play and analyze videogames while examining debates surrounding how games function within socially situated contexts. Readings include contemporary game theory (Gee, Squire, Steinkuehler, Jenkins, Klopfer, Zimmerman and Salen, Juul, Bartle, Taylor, Aarseth) and the completion of a contemporary commercial videogame chosen in consultation with the instructor. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1488142025-02-20T22:09:15Z CMS.998 / CMS.600 Videogame Theory and Analysis, Fall 2006 Videogame Theory and Analysis Robison, Alice Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Comparative Media Studies/Writing online game gaming computer games MMOG simulation massively multiplayer online game critical theory cultural studies critical analysis gender game culture media video game 090102 Mass Communication/Media Studies This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of commercial videogames as texts, examining their cultural, educational, and social functions in contemporary settings. Students play and analyze videogames while examining debates surrounding how games function within socially situated contexts. Readings include contemporary game theory (Gee, Squire, Steinkuehler, Jenkins, Klopfer, Zimmerman and Salen, Juul, Bartle, Taylor, Aarseth) and the completion of a contemporary commercial videogame chosen in consultation with the instructor. 2023-03-28T14:15:42Z 2023-03-28T14:15:42Z 2006-12 2023-03-28T14:15:48Z Learning Object CMS.998-Fall2006 CMS.998 CMS.600 IMSCP-MD5-7c5a86e129e8dda63deb048ce5d958d1 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148814 en-US This site (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2023. Content within individual courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is providing this Work (as defined below) under the terms of this Creative Commons public license ("CCPL" or "license") unless otherwise noted. The Work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license is prohibited. 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