These are lecture notes written and used by the professor for her in-class lectures. These were written for a prior version of the class, and adapted to this course. The session numbers and topic names reflect a previous version of the course, even though the content is the same.
Lecture notes files.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
LECTURE NOTES |
| 1 |
Play |
(PDF) |
| 2 |
Play & Games |
(PDF) |
| 3 |
Digital Environments & Games |
(PDF) |
| 4 |
Cybertexts |
(PDF) |
| 5 |
Unwritten Rules |
(PDF) |
| 6 |
Cheating |
(PDF) |
| Catch Up Class |
Agency/Narrative |
(PDF) |
| 8 |
Immersion |
(PDF) |
| 9 |
Types of Players—Motivation |
(PDF) |
| 10 |
Types of Players—Causal v. Hardcore |
(PDF) |
| 11 |
Identity Building |
(PDF) |
| 12 |
Identity Construction |
(PDF) |
| 13 |
Fictional Worlds |
(PDF) |
| 14 |
Narrative Spaces |
(PDF) |
| 15 |
Simulations |
(PDF) |
| 15 |
Performance |
(PDF) |
| 16 |
Persuasive Games/Values in Systems |
(PDF) |
| 17 |
Games Aesthetics |
(PDF) |
| 18 |
Formal Aspects of Games |
(PDF) |
| 19 |
Games and Violence |
(PDF) |
| 20 |
Game Journalism |
(PDF) |
