VEED3005 Digital Games - Flinders University

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Overview

This topic explores digital media art forms and commodities by focussing on the most prominent consumer case: digital games. Video and computer games have been at the cutting edge of developments in interactive narrative, immersive experience, virtuality, and represent a sizeable sector within the media industries. Classes will combine lecture, … For more content click the Read More button below.

This topic explores digital media art forms and commodities by focussing on the most prominent consumer case: digital games. Video and computer games have been at the cutting edge of developments in interactive narrative, immersive experience, virtuality, and represent a sizeable sector within the media industries. Classes will combine lecture, discussion, student presentation and exploration of interactive media and games.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

Examine digital games and interactive media as cultural and aesthetic objects
Explore the utopian and dystopian positions that pervade discussions of new media in general and games in particular
Develop in students a working vocabulary relevant to issues of interactivity
Give students the opportunity to develop their own research projects in the area of interactive digital media

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Handbook

Digital Games