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GAME CONTEXTS

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INSTRUCTOR: MATTEO BITTANTI

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2020-2021; 2019-2020 (MATTEO BITTANTI); 2018-2019 (MARE SHEPPARD); 2017-2018 (MARE SHEPPARD)

AVAILABLE À LA CARTE: NO

GAME CONTEXTS esamina la rilevanza culturale e artistica del videogioco, illustrandone le caratteristiche chiave e analizzando gli approcci emergenti e interdisciplinari alla progettazione. Particolare attenzione sarà rivolta all’integrazione di conoscenze e metodi progettuali provenienti da altri campi critici e creativi, come game studies, cultural studies, media studies e arte contemporanea. GAME CONTEXTS stimola gli studenti a sviluppare strategie per esplorare gli approcci più efficaci per lo sviluppo dei propri progetti. Particolare attenzione sarà dedicata all’applicazione di principi di game design ai titoli discussi in classe e alla relazione tra game design e le trasformazioni culturali. Ogni settimana, il docente presenterà e discuterà una serie di giochi seminali. Gli studenti parteciperanno all’analisi e contribuiranno alla discussione. I temi trattati in classe saranno successivamente utilizzati per i progetti finali degli studenti.

GAME CONTEXTS examines the cultural and artistic relevance of play and discusses key traits of games, surveying the emergent and interdisciplinary approaches to the understanding of video games. Particular attention is paid to integrating knowledge and design approaches from other creative and critical fields, such as game studies, cultural studies, media studies, and contemporary art. Pivotal to the module is the process of helping students develop strategies to explore these approaches for the development and production of their own work. Special attention will be devoted to applying various principles of game design to the games discussed in class, and on how game design as a discipline interacts with changes in design and culture altogether. Each week during, the instructor will introduce and discuss several games. Students will be required to familiarize themselves with the games and contribute to the discussion. The themes explored in class will subsequently be used for development goals.