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GAME12-300: Computer Game Form, Narrative and Style

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Description

Videogames have rapidly become not only one of the most significant forms of contemporary popular culture but also a chief form of creative expression. This subject introduces students to the broad spectrum and fundamental characteristics of videogames as art via critical analysis of form, style, narrative & genre. Videogame aesthetics are understood within their historical, technical and gameplay contexts.

Subject details

TypeUndergraduate
CodeGAME12-300
EFTSL0.125
FacultyFaculty of Society & Design
Semesters offered
  • May 2018 [Standard Offering]
  • May 2019 [Standard Offering]
Credit10
Study abroadAvailable to Study Abroad students
Study areas
  • Communication and Creative Media
Subject fees
  • Commencing in 2018: $4,247
  • Commencing in 2019: $4,290

Learning outcomes

1. To identify formal elements of videogames.
2. To analyse the characteristics of narrative form, game styles and genres of a single game within the context of critical theory and aesthetics.
3. To undertake research projects in Game Studies.
4. To provide students with a theoretical framework for the operation and interpretation of game texts and the way this is influenced by artistic, historical, social, economic and technological elements.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge required.

Subject outlines

Subject dates

Standard Offering
Enrolment opens18/03/2018
Semester start14/05/2018
Subject start14/05/2018
Cancellation 1?28/05/2018
Cancellation 2?04/06/2018
Last enrolment27/05/2018
Last withdrawal?08/06/2018
Teaching census?08/06/2018