Introduction to Video Game Studies

This course will introduce students to multiple facets of video games as an art form, as a business, and as a part of American popular culture. The course will begin with a broad establishment of game studies and an investigation of the uniqueness of video games as a medium. Subsequent weeks will introduce different approaches to studying video games -- including historical, industrial, technological, cultural, theoretical, and aesthetic -- drawn from a variety of sources. Weekly lab sections will provide the opportunity for screenings -- including documentaries, news reports, television episodes, web series, and feature films -- and video game play. Students will complete a final research project on a video game of their choice and present on their projects in class.
Course Attributes: EN H; BU Hum; AS HUM; FA HUM; AR HUM; FA VC

Introduction to Video Game Studies

FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES 342

Section 01

Section 02

Section A

Section 21