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Instructor: Gustav Verhulsdonck Office: Milton Hall Basement, cubicle b7 |
Class Schedule:M, W, F 10:30-11:20 Classroom: Gardiner Hall 117 |
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Office Phone: 646-3931
(Message) |
Office Hours: M,
W, F 9:20-10:20 |
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Class Schedule GDR = Game Design Reader (PDF) = readings in course packet/online |
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Week 1: Intro |
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Jan 19 Course syllabus and policies |
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Week 2: Common Terms and Definitions/ History/ Who games? |
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Jan 22 Icebreaker Jan 26 The Entertainment Software Association's: 2006 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry. Available online: http://www.theesa.com/archives/files/Essential%20Facts%202006.pdf PBS.org's "Video Game Revolution" |
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Week 3: What is a Game/ What is "Play"? |
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Jan 29 GDR Costikyan 192-210, Jan 31 Chris Crawford Ch. 3 (PDF) Feb 2 GDR Huizinga 96-120 |
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Week 4: Does Gaming Have Any Merit? Gaming, Culture and Cognition |
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Feb 5 Johnson 1-31 Feb 7 Johnson 31-62 Workshop
for Essay 1- Meet at Ed & Harold Foreman C. Rm 301 (Computer class) Essay 1 Due / Introduce Essay 2 |
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Week 5: Does Gaming Have Any Merit? Gaming, Culture and Cognition |
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Feb 12 Johnson 104-136 Feb 14 Johnson 139-166 Feb 16 Johnson 166-199 |
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Week 6: Online Gaming, Avatars and Social Networks of Play |
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Feb 19 GDR Koster 788-812 Feb 21 GDR Fine 587-600 Feb 23 GDR Bartle 754-787 |
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Week 7: Are Games Narratives/Drama? |
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Feb 26 Aristotle, Poetics Sec. 1 Parts I-XI Feb 28 Workshop
for Essay 2 - Meet at Ed & Harold Foreman Complex Rm 301 (Computer
room) |
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Week 8: Midterm Conferences/ Game Narratives pt. 2 |
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Mar 5 Midterm Conferences Mar 7 Midterm Conferences Mar 9 GDR LeBlanc 438-459 explore Machinima http://www.machinima.com/ Introduce Final Research Paper |
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Week 9: Are Games tools for Learning/Research? |
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Mar 12 GDR Gee 228-266 (In-class: Sign up for Final Research paper conferences) Mar 14 Prensky "The Games
Generations: How Learners Have Changed" (PDF) Mar 16 Guest Speaker? - TBA |
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Week 10: Spring Break Mar 19 - Mar 23 No class |
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Week 11: Class Conferences / Movie |
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Mar 26- Class Conferences: discuss plans for Final Research Paper, and bring at least 3 tentative thesis statements to the conference (No Class; Meet with me at my office) Mar 28- Class Conferences: discuss plans for Final Research Paper, and bring at least 3 tentative thesis statements to the conference (No Class; Meet with me at my office) Mar 30 Watch Movie - Meet
at Ed & Harold Foreman Complex Rm 301 (Computer room) |
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Week 12: Games, War and Violence |
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Apr 2 Watch Movie - Meet
at Ed & Harold Foreman Complex Rm 301 (Computer room) Apr 6 Spring Holiday (No Class) |
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Week 13: Race & Gender in Games |
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Apr 9 GDR always_black 602-608 Apr 11 Jenkins et. al. "Voices
From the Combat Zone: Game Grrlz Talk Back" (PDF) Apr 13 GDR Jenkins 330-361 |
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Week 14: Great Games/ Facts and Myths Apr 16 Frasca "Sim Sin City:
some thoughts about Grand Theft Auto 3"(PDF) Apr 18 Pearce "Sims, BattleBots,
Cellular Automata God and Go: A Conversation with Will Wright"
(PDF) Apr 20 Bring your own favorite game & discuss merits of game |
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Week 15: Workshops and end of the semester activities |
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Apr 23 Final Essay Workshop meet at Ed & Harold Foreman Complex Rm 301 (Computer room) Apr 25 Final
Essay Workshop meet at Ed & Harold Foreman Complex Rm 301 (Computer
room) |
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Week 16: Final Presentations and Final Essay Due |
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Apr. 30 Final Presentations meet at Ed & Harold Foreman Complex Rm 301 (Computer room) May 2 Final Presentations meet at Ed & Harold Foreman Complex Rm 301 (Computer room) May 4 Final
Presentations meet at Ed & Harold Foreman Complex Rm 301 (Computer
room) |
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Week 17: May 7-11 Exam Week: No class |
Important dates:
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Tuesday, January 23: |
Late registration |
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Tuesday, January 30: |
Last day to register for/add a course |
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Monday, March 12: |
Last day to drop with a “W” |
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Friday, April 20: |
Last day to withdraw from the university |
