FAV100 History of videogames

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2005
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Luděk Janda (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 11:40–13:15 12
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
This course provides an overview of the chronological development of videogames from the first console games to contemporary PC interactive creations. The main objective is not a list of inaccessible game titles. We will focus on the development of the most important aspects of gameplaying, such as violence (Doom), gender play (Lara Croft), simulations of virtual spaces (The Sims), internet gaming (Ultima Online), players subcultures (Quake), MODs (Half-Life), hacker art (Machinima) and videogame market, emphasizing its situation in the Czech republic. We will dwell upon the texts on gender play and fan culture by Henry Jenkins (the MIT) . This course is a follow-up to the earlier course Culture of games (FAVBKt001).
Literature
  • Salen, Katie Zimmerman, Eric: Rules of Play. Game Design Fundamentals. The MIT Press, Cambridge London 2004.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Povinně volitelná přednáška. Ukončení - kolokvium: písemný test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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