Undergraduate Catalog

LTCM 335 Games and Narrative

This course examines narratives of digital games through practical classroom exercises and considers similarities and differences across character, setting, and plot. Topics include game theory and the concept of play from cognitive and humanistic perspectives; game studies and the experience of playing online games; and literary studies and narratology to frame narrative, representation, and simulation. Assignments include creating an original game outline and an analytic report of a digital game.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENGL 102, ENGL 112

Offered

Fall