Lit 220: Videogames as Contemporary Literature
Spring 2008, 8 A.M.
Assignments
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Syllabus 2008
Class Materials
2008:
Homosexuality in Games ppt
Homosexuality Part II
ppt
Sam's New Lit = Vgames
ppt
WEEK 4:
Lecture
Thurs. 4/10 Group Report out notes !
Fri. 4/11 Games as Evidence
Week 8 lecture:
Metacognition
Week 7 lecture:
GTA IV
analysis
disc web
cool links
(including Chad & DX Arts BFA, UW)
terms so far
(for exam!)
GROUP PRESENTATION
Are sports games literature?
ppt
Bookworms & Videogames
ppt
reading packet responses # 1 #2
lit terms disc web entries
exam tips
Reference Materials
Sample Grades--Assessments
,
2005/06
Post Mortem: Groups
Faces of VideoLit: 2006
Class Pictures
: 2005
Class Demographics
Gaming Dictionary
Genres (Game Types)
Analysis: Popular Literature
Caster lectures
Videogame Sexual Conundrum
Are you a
millenial
?
What Makes a Game Classic
Class Presentations
First-Person Shooters -ppt
Horror-Gothic ppt
Graphic "Novel"
Are you Afraid?
ppt
Fighting Games: Is This Battle Epic?
ppt
Music in Videogames
ppt
Religion in Videogames
ppt
Sports groups video
/How-to: PC to VHS
Cultural Connections to Videogames--all student ppts
Sims
Videogames and Children
Gods in Games
Gender in games
Surrealism in games
Japanese Holocaust: Nuclear Connections
Hayari No Fashion! Fashion in Videogames
Games Rated R: See No Evil?
Making Connections, Including Art
7 sins? 13 apostles? Numerology!
Fujin, Rijin, Djinn, Genie??? Names from Final Fantasy!
Violence in games
Dehumanization
PSPs & GBAs = Paperback Novels?
Mythological Accuracy: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Wonderful World of a Disney Princess
Hierarchies in Video Games
Other Topics
Game Choice and Gender Correlation
Visual Styles: Color, Shapes & Detail
What Kind of Video Game Are You?
Anthropomorphism: Fuzzy Heroes!
Xenosaga
Interview with Windows Direct X
Game Reviews
Video Game Ratings Systems of the World
Examples of critical thinking from the class room
Week 1-Lesson Plan
Anti-Heroes
Existentialism
Chronos
Religion