FTVMS 328
Video Games: Theory and Culture
Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for FTVMS 328.
Description
A study of video games as a new media form situated in the broader context of media theory and history. Considers video gaming as an industry, as a leisure activity and as a site of aesthetic and narrative innovation. The course examines what makes video games a distinctive media form.
Availability 2017
Not taught in 2017
Lecturer(s)
TBA
Points
FTVMS 328: 15 points
Prerequisites
30 points at Stage II in Media, Film and Television
Restrictions
FTVMS 212