Game Studies - NAFF003

• Title: Game Studies
• Guaranteed by: Department of Software and Computer Science Education (32-KSVI)
• Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 3
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Additional information: http://novamedia.ff.cuni.cz/
• Guarantor: doc. Mgr. Vít Šisler, Ph.D.; Mgr. Lukáš Kolek, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): doc. Mgr. Vít Šisler, Ph.D.
• Interchangeability : AISE00031

Annotation

English

The course provides students with theoretical and methodological introduction to game studies. It critically analyzes video games and explore their broader cultural, social, and political aspects. The topics of the course include game studies theory, history of video games, methods of video game analysis, and social and psychological aspects of gaming. The course aims to develop students' ability to critically reflect video games as a sociocultural phenomenon and conduct team-based research projects. The course is taught in English.

Last update: Holan Tomáš, RNDr., Ph.D. (07.05.2019)

Czech

Předmět poskytuje studentům teoretický a metodologický úvod do herních studií. Kriticky analyzuje médium počítačových her a zabývá se jejich širšími kulturními, společenskými a politickými aspekty. Mezi probíraná témata patří teorie herních studií, historie počítačových her, metody analýzy počítačových her a jejich sociální a psychologické aspekty. Cílem předmětu je rozvinout kritické porozumění širší role počítačových her ve společnosti a schopnost samostatného výzkumu. Předmět je vyučován v anglickém jazyce.

Last update: Holan Tomáš, RNDr., Ph.D. (07.05.2019)

Aim of the course

English

To introduce a student into game studies as a scientific discipline including relevant research methods used in this field.

Last update: Gemrot Jakub, Mgr., Ph.D. (16.07.2020)

Czech

Seznámit studenta s herními studiemi jako vědeckou disciplínou včetně relevantních metod výzkumu v této oblasti.

Last update: Gemrot Jakub, Mgr., Ph.D. (16.07.2020)

Course completion requirements

English

Methods of Assessment:

10 % team formation & research proposal submission

10% team-project midterm consultation

40 % team-project presentation

40 % team-project final paper (cca 16,000 characters, Game Studies style)

• 10% late submission (deadline = 23:59 CET)

Time and Place:

Wednesday, 9:10 am - 10:40 am

Room no.: 348, Celetná 20

** The course will be taught on Wednesdays, starting October 2, 2024. ***
** The first lecture will be held online, after that we will meet regularly in a classroom. ***
** Students must attend the first lecture in order to be enrolled to the course. ***

Last update: Šisler Vít, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (27.09.2024)

Czech

Metody hodnocení:

10 % Vytvoření týmu, odevzdání výzkumného záměru

10 % Konzultace týmového projektu

40 % Prezentace výsledků výzkumu na studentské konferenci

40 % Odevzdání týmového výzkumného projektového článku (16,000 znaků, v souladu s Game Studies)

• 10 % pozdní odevzdaní

Time and Place:

Wednesday, 9:10 am - 10:40 am

Room no.: 244, Celetná 20

** The course will be taught on Wednesdays, starting October 2, 2024. ***
** The first lecture will be held online, after that we will meet regularly in a classroom. ***
** Students must attend the first lecture in order to be enrolled to the course. ***

Last update: Šisler Vít, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (16.10.2024)

Literature

English

BOGOST, IAN (2007). Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames. Cambridge: The MIT Press.

DONOVAN, TRISTAN (2010). Replay: the History of Video Games. Yellow Ant.

EGENFELDT-NIELSEN, S., SMITH, J.H., TOSCA, S.P. (2008). Understanding Video Games: The Essential Introduction. Routledge.

FERNÁNDEZ-VARA, CLARA (2014). Introduction to Game Analysis. Routledge.

FROMME, J. & UNGER, A. (2012). Computer Games and New Media Cultures: A Handbook of Digital Games Studies. Springer.

JAHN-SUDMANN, ANDREAS & STOCKMANN, RALF (Eds.) (2008). Computer Games as a Sociocultural Phenomenon. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

JUUL, JESPER (2005). Half-real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

LANKOSKI, PETR & BJÖRK, STAFFAN (2015). Game Research Methods: An Overview. ETC Press.

SCHRANK, B. (2014) Avant-garde Videogames: Playing with Technoculture. The MIT Press.

MÄYRÄ, FRANS (2008). An Introduction to Game Studies. SAGE Publications.

ŠISLER, V., RADDE-ANTWEILER, K. & ZEILER, X. (2018). Methods for Studying Video Games and Religion. New York, NY: Routledge.

Last update: Šisler Vít, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (06.10.2020)

Syllabus

English

Introduction

History of Video Games

Methodology & Theory

Social Aspects of Games

Cognitive and Psychological Aspects of Games

Game-based Learning

Art & Games

Student Conference

Last update: SISLV1AF (20.09.2017)