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Interdisciplinary Elective Course
GCIN2012 Introduction to video games studies 6 credits
 
This course is an introduction to the exciting new field of video game studies. The course starts with tracing the historical background and recent development of the video game industry, followed by discussions on the major methods and approaches used to analyze video games as a cultural product. Through in-depth and comparative study of video games in social, economic, aesthetic, psychological, and gender perspectives, the course aims to engage students in a critical discourse on the major debates surrounding the medium.
 
GCIN2012 Course Outline
 
Prerequisite: Nil
Assessment:100 % coursework
(Offered in 2020/2021, 1st semester))

 


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