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GAME STUDIES

Undergraduate

Fall 2025 · C01

Readings

  • Dungeons & Dragons: Players Handbook 2024
    Taylor · Required
    ISBN 9780786969517
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Master's Guide 2024
    Gabor · Suggested
    ISBN 9780786969524
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Monster Manual 2024
    Suggested
    ISBN 9780786969548
Fall 2025 · C01

Topics

  • Course Introduction and What is Play?
  • Social Functions & Rules of Play
  • Deception & Strategy
  • Meaning Behind Play
  • The Land of Make Believe
  • Oct 13th
  • Narratology Versus Ludology
  • Things that Go Bump in the Night
  • Trapped in the Simulation
  • Build Your Own
  • Game Design
  • Playing the Hero
  • D&D! and Final Discussion

Readings

  • Player’s Handbook
    Dungeons & Dragons · Aug. 19 2014 · ‎Fifth Edition · Required
    Wizards of the Coast · ISBN 0786965606
  • Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set
    Wizards Rpg · July 15 2014 · Fifth Edition · Required
    Wizards of the Coast · ISBN 0786965592
  • Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide
    Wizards RPG Team · Dec 9 2014 · Fifth Edition · Required
    Wizards of the Coast · ISBN 9780786965625
  • Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual
    Dungeons & Dragons · Sept. 30 2014 · Fifth Edition · Recommended / optional
    Wizards of the Coast · ISBN 0786965649
  • Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
    Dungeons & Dragons · Sept. 18 2018 · Fifth Edition · Recommended / optional
    Wizards of the Coast · ISBN 0786966254
  • The Stanley Parable
    Galactic Cafe · 17 Oct, 2013 · Recommended / optional
    Galactic Cafe
  • PowerWash Simulator
    Recommended / optional
  • Bronzebeard’s Tavern
    Recommended / optional
  • Spooky’s Jump Scare Mansion
    Recommended / optional
  • Resident Evil 7
    Recommended / optional
  • Stardew Valley
    Recommended / optional
  • Subnautica
    Recommended / optional
  • Half-life
    Recommended / optional
  • Portal 2
    Recommended / optional
  • The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria
    Recommended / optional
  • God of War: Ragnarök
    Recommended / optional
  • Helldivers 2
    Recommended / optional
  • Huizinga 1-27 Huizinga 46-75
    See source
  • Anderson 1-7, 37-46 Watch a sports/e-sports event with commentary.
    See source
  • Warner 49-68 Rules for the Day's Games
    See source
  • McGonigal 1-6 Gibbons 25-39
    See source
  • Femia 79-88 Player's Handbook
    See source
  • Newman 18-28 Consent in Gaming, How to Run a Session 0
    See source
  • Jerreat-Poole
    See source
  • Mario Maker Levels
    See source
  • Juul 163-196, Game Maker's Toolkit
    See source
  • Murray 97-125,
    See source
  • Nakamura and Chow-White, Race after the Internet 1-17 Laycock 210-240
    See source
Sources