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CS92PROD
Videogames as/and the Moving Image: Art, Aesthetics, and Design
FILM 331
Spring 2016
Section: 01  
Crosslisting: CIS 331

Videogames are a mess. As a relatively new medium available on a range of platforms and in contexts ranging from the living room to the line for the bathroom, they make new but confusing contributions to the meaning and possibilities of the moving image. We will work to understand what games are, what they can do, and how successful games do what they do best. Students will complete game design exercises, create rapid prototypes, playtest their games, and iteratively improve their games with play and their players in mind. They will complete analyses of games and game design projects both alone and in groups, and participate in studio-style critiques of one another's work. Experience with computer programming is helpful but not essential.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA FILM
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (CIS)(FILM-MN)(FILM)
Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74%

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