| Kursusnavn (dansk): | Spilteori |
| Kursusnavn (engelsk): | Game Theory |
| Semester: | Efterår 2008 |
| Udbydes under: | cand.it., medieteknologi og spil (mtg) |
| Omfang i ECTS: | 15,00 |
| Kursussprog: | Engelsk |
| Kursushjemmeside: | https://learnit.itu.dk |
| Min. antal deltagere: | 15 |
| Forventet antal deltagere: | 25 |
| Maks. antal deltagere: | 40 |
| Formelle forudsætninger: | No specific requirements, but a practical familiarity with games, digital and analogue will be an asset. As the course focuses on theoretical approaches to games, a grounding in the theoretical humanities will be helpful. |
| Læringsmål: | Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
1) Engage critically with the academic literature in the field of Game Studies.
2) Evaluate various methodological approaches to the academic study of digital games.
3) Analyze digital games for both academic and design purposes.
4) Formulate a research question relating to the theoretical analysis of digital games, identify an appropriate methodology and write a coherently argued academic paper on the topic.
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| Fagligt indhold: | Digital games are an increasingly popular genre of entertainment, marketing, expression and art. In this course we consider games from a theoretical and analytical perspective, addressing the challenging question that plagues (or should plague) game studies researchers: what are digital games, exactly?
The course covers central topics that address this question and introduce students to the growing field of Game Studies. The course follows the interdisciplinary nature of the field, welcoming students from a variety of academic backgrounds.
The course includes both a theoretical and a practical approach including hands-on gaming sessions which take the theory and apply it to specific games through exercises that have been developed specifically for this end. The course will cover these five main topics:
¿ Game ontology
¿ Methodological concerns in game studies
¿ Textual and narrative dimensions of games
¿ Players and player psychology
¿ Ideological concerns in games
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| Læringsaktiviteter: | 14 ugers undervisning bestående af forelæsninger og øvelser The course will include lectures, discussions, group-work, exercises, game-lab sessions and a written project.
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During the intro week (week 35) this class will be held on its regular day but from 10.00-12.00 (and exercises are cancelled).
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I intro-ugen (uge 35) er der ændrede kursustidspunkter ¿ se hvordan undervisningen er tilrettelagt her:
link til skemaoplysninger
Skemaoplysningerne for efterårssemesteret vil være tilgængelige fra august måned.
In the intro week (week 35) the course time table is changed ¿ see the schedule here:
link to the time table
The schedule for the fall term will be available in August.
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Information om studiestruktur / Information about study structure
Dette kursus er en del af MTG¿s backbone, som du kan finde beskrevet her:
MTG studiestruktur
For at blive cand.it. i MTG skal du bestå MTG¿s backbonekurser, og desuden gennemføre en 22,5 ECTS specialisering samt to 7,5 ECTS valgfag.
This course is part of the MTG backbone ¿ find it described here:
MTG study structure
In order to graduate as a MSc in MTG, you need to pass the MTG backbone courses, and also take a 22,5 ECTS specialization and two 7,5 ECTS electives.
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| Eksamensform og -beskrivelse: | X. experimental examination form (7-scale; external exam), 7-trins-skala, Ekstern censur There will be three mandatory exercises that students need to hand in/present, in order to sit for the exam.
The exam will take the format of a 7.5 ECTs worth of project discussed in a paper of 5000 to 6000 words.
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| Litteratur udover forskningsartikler: | Games engaged with during the course include:
Civilization
Counter-Strike
Dancing Stage Megamix
FIFA 2006
Guitar Hero
Half-Life 2
Katamari Damacy
Portal
Oblivion
Pong
Red Orchestra
The Sims 2
Space Invaders
Tetris
World of Warcraft
Stalker
Cloud
Gish |
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