SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY:
CMET 3040 | 3 Credits | UG
SP18: Intro to Game Studies – This course offers students an opportunity to explore games from an academic perspective. Students will learn about play and games, from their early roots in history to the multimillion dollar video game and board game industries of today. Through a comprehensive selection of readings from leading game scholars, students will learn how games deliver meaning through narrative and mechanics, explore issues of violence and gender, and understand the streaming and eSports communities growing in the United States and beyond.