780.223 (20S) Representation and Configuration in Games: Affect and Interpersonal Relationships
Überblick
- Lehrende/r
- Tutor/in/Innen
- LV-Titel englisch Representation and Configuration in Games: Affect and Interpersonal Relationships
- LV-Art Seminar (prüfungsimmanente LV )
- Semesterstunde/n 2.0
- ECTS-Anrechnungspunkte 8.0
- Anmeldungen 12 (20 max.)
- Organisationseinheit
- Unterrichtssprache Englisch
- mögliche Sprache/n der Leistungserbringung Englisch
- LV-Beginn 09.03.2020
- eLearning zum Moodle-Kurs
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Anmerkungen
Sessions always start at 8.30!
Attendance of first session compulsory!
Zeit und Ort
LV-Beschreibung
Intendierte Lernergebnisse
Students will acquire a theoretically founded, practical, and comprehensive understanding of the basic terminology and methodology of videogame criticism, with the special perspective of affect theory. They will develop a deep and contextualised understanding of selected signature game titles that implement affective design elements and interpersonal relationships, with equal consideration given to various genres, indie and mainstream releases.
Lehrmethodik inkl. Einsatz von eLearning-Tools
Reading of theoretical texts and open discussion of these texts in class; team presentations on student-selected, relevant videogames, including student-moderated Q&A session and plenary analysis of a game sequence; seminar paper.
Inhalt/e
Affect theory, Game Studies, videogame analysis
Prüfungsinformationen
Prüfungsmethode/n
The final grade is an aggregate of...
- 20% Active participation in class: Come prepared, read the required theoretical texts, do any additional research if necessary; think critically, and contribute to discussions and analyses.
- 30% Team Presentation (45min): Introduce a game and analyse its affective elements and interpersonal relationship design (15min each, graded individually), do a Q&A (15min, graded together), and moderate a plenary, in-depth discussion of one example sequence; write-up of both individual presentations and any issues brought up during the Q&A and the analysis in a short academic paper to be uploaded on Moodle no later than two weeks after the presentation (pdf, 1000 words each).
- 50% SE-paper: Academic paper presenting an in-depth critique of a game of your choice regarding affective approaches and/or strategies in its relationship design, OR a theoretical argument about affect and relationship design in videogames, to be uploaded on Moodle and handed in as printed copy no later than February 28, 2021, 23:55 (pdf, 4000 words).
Prüfungsinhalt/e
See above.
Beurteilungskriterien/-maßstäbe
Quantity and quality of task fulfillment; quantity and quality of theoretical literature used; choice of videogame, quality of analysis, and quality of application of theoretical concepts and terminology.
If a student fails one pillar of assessment (participation, presentation, or paper), they fail the entire seminar!
Beurteilungsschema
Note BenotungsschemaPosition im Curriculum
- Masterstudium Visuelle Kultur
(SKZ: 655, Version: 18W.2)
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Fach: Cultural Studies und Visuelle Medien
(Wahlfach)
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12 Cultural Studies und Visuelle Medien (
0.0h VO, SE, PM, VC, PS, KS, UE / 12.0 ECTS)
- 780.223 Representation and Configuration in Games: Affect and Interpersonal Relationships (2.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
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12 Cultural Studies und Visuelle Medien (
0.0h VO, SE, PM, VC, PS, KS, UE / 12.0 ECTS)
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Fach: Cultural Studies und Visuelle Medien
(Wahlfach)
- Masterstudium Game Studies and Engineering
(SKZ: 992, Version: 17W.2)
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Fach: Game Studies
(Pflichtfach)
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Representation and Configuration in Games (
0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
- 780.223 Representation and Configuration in Games: Affect and Interpersonal Relationships (2.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen
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Representation and Configuration in Games (
0.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
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Fach: Game Studies
(Pflichtfach)