Critical Game Culture

5 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, 11 hours. Introduction to critical issues in the culture and discourse of games. Consideration of games and game culture in relation to contemporary social issues such as economics and class, environment, violence, identity, and cross-cultural representation. Weekly focus on a different subject or topic related to games and games culture, combining reading, lecture, discussion, hands-on gameplay, and written assignments. P/NP or letter grading.