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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • CMS.998 (Fall 2007) 
  • Course Title:
  • Videogame Theory and Analysis 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate / Graduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Comparative Media Studies 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Dr. Alice Robison

     
  • Course Introduction:
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  • CMS.600 / CMS.998 Videogame Theory and Analysis



    Fall 2007




    Course Highlights


    This course includes student work relating to the videogame played during the semester.


    Course 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.

    Recommended Citation


    For any use or distribution of these materials, please cite as follows:

    Alice Robison, course materials for CMS.600 / CMS.998 Videogame Theory and Analysis, Fall 2007. MIT OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.mit.edu/), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Downloaded on [DD Month YYYY].

     

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