780.221 (21W) Game Studies

Wintersemester 2021/22

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Erster Termin der LV
12.10.2021 08:00 - 10:00 online Off Campus
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Bedingt durch die COVID-19-Pandemie können kurzfristige Änderungen bei Lehrveranstaltungen und Prüfungen (z.B. Absage von Präsenz-Lehreveranstaltungen und Umstellung auf Online-Prüfungen) erforderlich sein.

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Lehrende/r
Tutor/in/Innen
LV-Titel englisch Game Studies
LV-Art Vorlesung
LV-Modell Onlinelehrveranstaltung
Semesterstunde/n 2.0
ECTS-Anrechnungspunkte 4.0
Anmeldungen 60
Organisationseinheit
Unterrichtssprache Englisch
mögliche Sprache/n der Leistungserbringung Englisch
LV-Beginn 12.10.2021
eLearning zum Moodle-Kurs

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LV-Beschreibung

Intendierte Lernergebnisse

Understand the basic concepts and critical dimensions of game studies, their historical development, as well as current debates and perspectives in the field. Become familiar with central authors, foundational texts, and defining theories. Learn to contextualise videogames in various critical frameworks  and participate in the analysis of sample material during the lecture.

 At the end of the semester, you will be well equipped to analyse videogames from a cultural perspective in an academic framework and to draw essential connections between theories, games, and society.

Lehrmethodik inkl. Einsatz von eLearning-Tools

Important notice: The lecture is going to be held fully online. Detailed instructions on how this class is going to function are going to be provided by your lecturers on Moodle or via e-mail.

Lecture sessions with discussions of selected videogame examples. Integrated e-learning blocks.

Inhalt/e

This blended learning lecture will give students an overview of core topics in game studies. It will provide historical and social context, as well as signature examples for each of the topics treated.

Literatur

Students will not be expected to buy any material as everything they need will be made available on Moodle.

Prüfungsinformationen

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Prüfungsmethode/n

Written, ONLINE open book exam with combinations of multiple choice (MC) and open answers (OA).

  • Students will have a window of 2h to download the exam sheet from our Moodle page and then upload it again with their answers.
  • There are twelve question combinations, one for each of the thematic sessions, and each of them is worth a maximum of 10 points in total:
    • Multiple choice questions have three possible answers and exactly one is correct: 4 points if the correct answer is ticked off; 0 points if answered incorrectly or empty
    • Open answer questions require a short paragraph of max. 100 words each: they score 0 to 6 points each, depending on the quality of your answer
  • You must choose exactly 10 of the 12 combinations
  • Points-to-Grade Key:
     100 – 91 points = 1A, or First Grade
     90 – 81 points = 2B, or Upper Second Grade
     80 – 61 points = 3C, or Lower Second Grade
     60 – 51 points = 4D, or Pass Grade
     50 points and below = 5F, or Fail Grade
  • Cheating is a serious offence and will result in an automatic 5F on the exam!

Sitting 1: Feb 01, 2022

Sitting 2: W08

Sitting 3: W10

Prüfungsinhalt/e

Only material discussed in class will be part of the exam.

Beurteilungskriterien/-maßstäbe

MC questions ask students to reproduce basic information from the sessions.

OA questions require the ability to contextualise and critically reflect upon theories and games.

Beurteilungsschema

Note Benotungsschema

Position im Curriculum

  • Masterstudium Game Studies and Engineering (SKZ: 992, Version: 17W.2)
    • Fach: Game Studies (Pflichtfach)
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        • 780.221 Game Studies (2.0h VO / 4.0 ECTS)
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