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LLCU 350 - Introduction to Game Studies

Credit(s): 3
INTRODUCTION TO GAME STUDIES
Component: Lecture
Examine the major genres of videogames produced around the world, and major critical approaches taken by academics to the study of those games. Issues for discussion may include the dominance of console platforms in some markets and PC gaming in others; ethics and violence in games; representations of gender and race; processes of immersion and identification in different game types; and the effect of increasingly realistic environments and cinematics.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
University Breadth: Creative Arts and Humanities College of Arts and Sciences Breadth: GROUP A: A&S Creative Arts & Humanities
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