WGS.125 Games and Culture
HASS-S
Same subject as CMS.616, 21W.768
Prereq: None
Units 3-0-9
Mon afternoon 2-5pm
Room 26-168
Examines the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of digital games. Topics include the culture of gameplay, gaming styles, communities, spectatorship and performance, gender and race within digital gaming, and the politics and economics of production processes, including co-creation and intellectual property. Students taking graduate version complete additional readings and assignments.
Yichen Rao