780.222 (21W) Practical Game Criticism

Wintersemester 2021/22

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First course session
03.12.2021 08:00 - 12:00 Online on Moodle Off Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

For further information regarding teaching on campus, please visit: https://www.aau.at/en/corona.
Lecturer
Course title german Practical Game Criticism
Type Course (continuous assessment course )
Course model Online course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 2.0
Registrations 36 (20 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 03.12.2021
eLearning Go to Moodle course

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Important notice: This class will take place fully (100%) online! Detailed instructions about the schedule and procedure will be provided via e-mail and moodle. Please, check your AAU inboxes regularly! 

Warning! This class is linked to the AAU Game Jam and participation will be mandatory. The preliminary date for this event is 17-19. December. This information is subject to change. Please check course description regularly for updates. The AAU Game Jam is going to be an online event as well!

Students completing this class will be familiar with the most important terminology in videogame criticism, and will be able to apply this knowledge to in-depth analyses of the medium. 

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

short lecture inputs; hands-on analyses of selected games; participation in a Game Jam; discussions

Course content

Videogames and other digital experiences have become the leading medium in western, post-/late modern societies, overcoming stereotypical expectations as to the gender and age of players. In order to be able to appreciate games and their socio-cultural potential accordingly, it is necessary to use an appropriate terminology and accurate critical methods - we must learn to 'read' games. This is what this class is there to achieve, to give students access to useful theories and then have them apply this knowledge to their hands-on, shared experience of selected games.

Link to further information

https://www.itec.aau.at/gamejam/

Examination information

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.

Examination methodology

active participation in an AAU Game Jam (will take place online as well!) and a written assignment (post mortem) 

Examination topic(s)

documentation and critical reflection of students' own Game Jam project 

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

use of proper terminology; quality of critical self-evaluation 

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Master's degree programme Game Studies and Engineering (SKZ: 992, Version: 17W.2)
    • Subject: Game Studies (Compulsory subject)
      • Practical Game Criticism ( 0.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
        • 780.222 Practical Game Criticism (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 1. Semester empfohlen

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