These are lecture notes written and used by the professor for her in-class lectures. These were written for a prior version of the class, and adapted to this course. The session numbers and topic names reflect a previous version of the course, even though the content is the same.
| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Play | (PDF) |
| 2 | Play & Games | (PDF) |
| 3 | Digital Environments & Games | (PDF) |
| 4 | Cybertexts | (PDF) |
| 5 | Unwritten Rules | (PDF) |
| 6 | Cheating | (PDF) |
| Catch Up Class | Agency/Narrative | (PDF) |
| 8 | Immersion | (PDF) |
| 9 | Types of Players—Motivation | (PDF) |
| 10 | Types of Players—Causal v. Hardcore | (PDF) |
| 11 | Identity Building | (PDF) |
| 12 | Identity Construction | (PDF) |
| 13 | Fictional Worlds | (PDF) |
| 14 | Narrative Spaces | (PDF) |
| 15 | Simulations | (PDF) |
| 15 | Performance | (PDF) |
| 16 | Persuasive Games/Values in Systems | (PDF) |
| 17 | Games Aesthetics | (PDF) |
| 18 | Formal Aspects of Games | (PDF) |
| 19 | Games and Violence | (PDF) |
| 20 | Game Journalism | (PDF) |