COMMST 435Games and Culture

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Communication Studies

When it runs

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course examines the relationships between games and culture. By playing, analyzing, and making games, students will consider the social, political, and economic dimensions of games and acquire ways of thinking about how games communicate by transmitting, contextualizing, and contesting culturally situated meanings.

Prerequisites

Students must be in level 3A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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Teaches you how to critically analyze and disseminate video games and tabletop games. Lots of technical concepts to understand but honestly if you already play video games then many of these concepts will feel intuitive. You don't need to be a gamer either -- even if you just play a few mobile games, you'll have a way in. Good intro course into critical game studies.

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