Course detail
Applied game studies – research and design
FaVU-1AHS-LAcad. year: 2020/2021
During the course students will acquire knowledge applicable not only to the academic sphere but also to the professional environment. Lecture topics are structured into several thematic blocks, divided into use of games in research, industry research and game audience analysis. Students will acquire both the theoretical knowledge necessary for a deeper understanding of games and game culture as well as selected methods by which these topics can be explored.
Guarantor
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Recommended optional programme components
Literature
AARSETH, Espen. Introduction to Gamestudies. 2001. Dostupné z: http://www.gamestudies.org/0101/editorial.html
BARTLE, Richard. Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds, Spades: Players who suits MUDs. 1996. Dostupné z: http://www.mud.co.uk/richard/hcds.htm
BOGOST, Ian. Persuasive games: the expressive power of videogames. London: MIT Press. c2007.
DOSTÁL, Jiří. Výukový software a počítačové hry - nástroje moderního vzdělávání. In Časopis pro technickou a informační výchovu. 2009.
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION. Essential Facts: About the computer and videogame industry - 2013. Dostupné z: http://www.theesa.com/facts/pdfs/ESA_EF_2013.pdf
GEE, James Paul. What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy. Palgrave. 2003.
HUNICK, LEBLANC & ZUBEK. MDA: A formal approach to game design and game research. Discovery. 3 2004, Sv. 83. Dostupné z: http://www.cs.northwestern.edu/~hunicke/MDA.pdf
JENKINS, Henry. Convergence culture: where old and new media collide. 1. vyd. New York: New York University Press, 2006, xi, 308 s. ISBN 978-081-4742-952.
JUUL, Jesper. Half-real :video games between real rules and fictional worlds. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2005.
LEVY, Luis, NOVAK, Jeannie. Game Development Essentials: Game QA & Testing. Cengage Learning. 2009.
MÄYRÄ, Frans. An introduction to game studies :games in culture. 1st ed. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2008
MCALLISTER, Graham. The difference between focus testing and player testing. Edge [online]. 2012. Dostupné z: http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-difference-between-focus-testing-and-player-testinghttp://www.edge-online.com/features/the-difference-between-focus-testing-and-player-testing
SCHNELL, Jesse. The Art of Game Design. The Book of Lenses. CRC Press. 2008.
SCHULTZ, Charles, BRYANT, Robert. Game Testing Mercury Learning & Information. 2011.
WOLF, Mark J.P.; PERRON, Bernard, eds. The Video Game Theory Reader. 2003.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
- intermediate tasks = 40 % of the evaluation
- final paper = 60% of the evaluation.
Language of instruction
Work placements
Course curriculum
2. Methodology and scientific paradigms of game studies
3. Game genres
4. Game industry and game journalism
5. Semiotics, Cybertext
6. Narrative, discourse analysis
7. Reading week
8. Players as an audience
9. Virtual worlds as an ethnographic field
10. Playbour and link to game mechanics
11. Crowdresearch and game telemetry
12. Design of applied research
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme VUB Bachelor's
branch VU-D , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-D , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-D , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective - Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's
branch BIT , 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
- Programme BIT Bachelor's, 1. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
- Programme VUB Bachelor's
branch VU-D , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-D , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-D , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-D , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-D , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-D , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-D , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-D , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-D , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-VT , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4. year of study, summer semester, 3 credits, elective