VIDEO GAMES: INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SOCIETY

Catalog description

An examination of video games' emergence in the second half of the 20th century as a unique media format, with significant social and cultural effects. Includes collaborative exploration of a specific problem or issue within the broader topic of video games. In addition, students will choose a single video game from any genre or platform (arcade, home console, PC, mobile) to present in detail to the class, before arguing the game's significance in an analytical essay which applies various disciplinary methods and knowledge.