CMS.600 / CMS.998 Videogame Theory and Analysis, Fall 2007
This course will serve as an introduction to the interdisciplinary academic study of videogames, examining their cultural, educational, and social functions in contemporary settings. By playing, analyzing, and reading and writing about videogames, we will examine debates surrounding how they functio...
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| description | This course will serve as an introduction to the interdisciplinary academic study of videogames, examining their cultural, educational, and social functions in contemporary settings. By playing, analyzing, and reading and writing about videogames, we will examine debates surrounding how they function within socially situated contexts in order to better understand games' influence on and reflections of society. Readings will include contemporary videogame theory and the completion of a contemporary commercial videogame chosen in consultation with the instructor. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1523422025-02-20T22:03:47Z CMS.600 / CMS.998 Videogame Theory and Analysis, Fall 2007 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 student work race storytelling 360113 Computer Games and Programming Skills 090102 Mass Communication/Media Studies This course will serve as an introduction to the interdisciplinary academic study of videogames, examining their cultural, educational, and social functions in contemporary settings. By playing, analyzing, and reading and writing about videogames, we will examine debates surrounding how they function within socially situated contexts in order to better understand games' influence on and reflections of society. 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