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Summer 2023  |  JOUR 1501 Section 001: Digital Games and Society (82434)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Mode
Online Course
Times and Locations:
May Session
 
05/15/2023 - 06/02/2023
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:
Open (70 of 90 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Digital games have a wide-ranging impact on our culture and society and are one of the fastest-growing sectors of the entertainment media industry, generating enormous profits for the game companies. In this course, you will: (1) be introduced to the academic study of video games; (2) examine digital games as forms of communication and interactive storytelling, as well as games of entertainment, commerce, social activism, professional training, and education; (3) consider the impact of mobile media, particularly for games and gameplay; (4) discuss next-generation virtual reality technology that may change the way we think about immersive media experiences; and (5) study the history, ethics, and socio-cultural impact of digital games and related technologies.
Class Description:
Digital games are one of the fastest-growing sectors of the entertainment media industry, generating enormous profits for the game companies and having a wide-ranging impact on our culture and society. Related developments in mobile applications and virtual-reality simulations are also becoming more than big business; they're changing the very way we think about media, augmented reality, and our human relationships. In this course, students will (1) be introduced to the academic study of video games, computer simulations, and mobile applications; (2) examine digital games as forms of communication and interactive storytelling, as well as games as entertainment, in commerce, for social activism, in professional training, and in education; (3) consider the social impact of mobile media, particularly for games and gameplay; (4) discuss next-generation virtual reality technology that may change the way we think about immersive media experiences; and (5) study the history, ethics, and socio-cultural impact of digital games and related technologies. In addition to reading about these social texts, students will also be expected to engage with them as part of both individual and group work. Specifically, students will be asked to reflect on their own experiences playing with specific games, sims, and apps and interacting with others through them. Although this course will touch on the development of these artifacts, this class will not involve the actual production of games, sims, or apps. Rather, we will concentrate on analyzing them as cultural objects, interactive media, and vehicles for promoting social transformation.
View full course profile here: JOUR 1501
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/82434/1235
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
23 March 2016

Summer 2023  |  JOUR 1501 Section 002: Digital Games and Society (82433)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Mode
Online Course
Times and Locations:
First Half of Term
 
06/05/2023 - 06/30/2023
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:
Open (29 of 35 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Digital games have a wide-ranging impact on our culture and society and are one of the fastest-growing sectors of the entertainment media industry, generating enormous profits for the game companies. In this course, you will: (1) be introduced to the academic study of video games; (2) examine digital games as forms of communication and interactive storytelling, as well as games of entertainment, commerce, social activism, professional training, and education; (3) consider the impact of mobile media, particularly for games and gameplay; (4) discuss next-generation virtual reality technology that may change the way we think about immersive media experiences; and (5) study the history, ethics, and socio-cultural impact of digital games and related technologies.
Class Description:
Digital games are one of the fastest-growing sectors of the entertainment media industry, generating enormous profits for the game companies and having a wide-ranging impact on our culture and society. Related developments in mobile applications and virtual-reality simulations are also becoming more than big business; they're changing the very way we think about media, augmented reality, and our human relationships. In this course, students will (1) be introduced to the academic study of video games, computer simulations, and mobile applications; (2) examine digital games as forms of communication and interactive storytelling, as well as games as entertainment, in commerce, for social activism, in professional training, and in education; (3) consider the social impact of mobile media, particularly for games and gameplay; (4) discuss next-generation virtual reality technology that may change the way we think about immersive media experiences; and (5) study the history, ethics, and socio-cultural impact of digital games and related technologies. In addition to reading about these social texts, students will also be expected to engage with them as part of both individual and group work. Specifically, students will be asked to reflect on their own experiences playing with specific games, sims, and apps and interacting with others through them. Although this course will touch on the development of these artifacts, this class will not involve the actual production of games, sims, or apps. Rather, we will concentrate on analyzing them as cultural objects, interactive media, and vehicles for promoting social transformation.
View full course profile here: JOUR 1501
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/82433/1235
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
23 March 2016

Summer 2023  |  JOUR 1501 Section 003: Digital Games and Society (82450)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Mode
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
06/05/2023 - 07/28/2023
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:
Closed (35 of 35 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Digital games have a wide-ranging impact on our culture and society and are one of the fastest-growing sectors of the entertainment media industry, generating enormous profits for the game companies. In this course, you will: (1) be introduced to the academic study of video games; (2) examine digital games as forms of communication and interactive storytelling, as well as games of entertainment, commerce, social activism, professional training, and education; (3) consider the impact of mobile media, particularly for games and gameplay; (4) discuss next-generation virtual reality technology that may change the way we think about immersive media experiences; and (5) study the history, ethics, and socio-cultural impact of digital games and related technologies.
Class Description:
Digital games are one of the fastest-growing sectors of the entertainment media industry, generating enormous profits for the game companies and having a wide-ranging impact on our culture and society. Related developments in mobile applications and virtual-reality simulations are also becoming more than big business; they're changing the very way we think about media, augmented reality, and our human relationships. In this course, students will (1) be introduced to the academic study of video games, computer simulations, and mobile applications; (2) examine digital games as forms of communication and interactive storytelling, as well as games as entertainment, in commerce, for social activism, in professional training, and in education; (3) consider the social impact of mobile media, particularly for games and gameplay; (4) discuss next-generation virtual reality technology that may change the way we think about immersive media experiences; and (5) study the history, ethics, and socio-cultural impact of digital games and related technologies. In addition to reading about these social texts, students will also be expected to engage with them as part of both individual and group work. Specifically, students will be asked to reflect on their own experiences playing with specific games, sims, and apps and interacting with others through them. Although this course will touch on the development of these artifacts, this class will not involve the actual production of games, sims, or apps. Rather, we will concentrate on analyzing them as cultural objects, interactive media, and vehicles for promoting social transformation.
View full course profile here: JOUR 1501
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/82450/1235
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
23 March 2016

Summer 2023  |  JOUR 1501 Section 004: Digital Games and Society (82453)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Mode
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Second Half of Term
 
07/03/2023 - 07/28/2023
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:
Open (10 of 35 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Digital games have a wide-ranging impact on our culture and society and are one of the fastest-growing sectors of the entertainment media industry, generating enormous profits for the game companies. In this course, you will: (1) be introduced to the academic study of video games; (2) examine digital games as forms of communication and interactive storytelling, as well as games of entertainment, commerce, social activism, professional training, and education; (3) consider the impact of mobile media, particularly for games and gameplay; (4) discuss next-generation virtual reality technology that may change the way we think about immersive media experiences; and (5) study the history, ethics, and socio-cultural impact of digital games and related technologies.
Class Description:
Digital games are one of the fastest-growing sectors of the entertainment media industry, generating enormous profits for the game companies and having a wide-ranging impact on our culture and society. Related developments in mobile applications and virtual-reality simulations are also becoming more than big business; they're changing the very way we think about media, augmented reality, and our human relationships. In this course, students will (1) be introduced to the academic study of video games, computer simulations, and mobile applications; (2) examine digital games as forms of communication and interactive storytelling, as well as games as entertainment, in commerce, for social activism, in professional training, and in education; (3) consider the social impact of mobile media, particularly for games and gameplay; (4) discuss next-generation virtual reality technology that may change the way we think about immersive media experiences; and (5) study the history, ethics, and socio-cultural impact of digital games and related technologies. In addition to reading about these social texts, students will also be expected to engage with them as part of both individual and group work. Specifically, students will be asked to reflect on their own experiences playing with specific games, sims, and apps and interacting with others through them. Although this course will touch on the development of these artifacts, this class will not involve the actual production of games, sims, or apps. Rather, we will concentrate on analyzing them as cultural objects, interactive media, and vehicles for promoting social transformation.
View full course profile here: JOUR 1501
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/82453/1235
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
23 March 2016

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