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CMS.608 Game Design | Comparative Media Studies/Writing

An historical examination and analysis of the evolution and development of games and game mechanics. Topics include a large breadth of genres and types of games, including sports, game shows, games of chance, schoolyard games, board games, roleplaying games, and digital games. Students submit essays documenting research and analysis of a variety of traditional and eclectic games. Project teams required to design, develop, and thoroughly test their original games.

Keywords:: a, narrative, chance, emergence, playtesting, probability, progression, gambling, randomness, competition, rules, Media Studies, symbolism, games, student notes, Game Design, information, strategy, student work, cooperation, theory

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Humanities / English / Language / Composition and Rhetoric

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: May 12, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: May 17, 2019
Author:: Tan, Philip B.
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling
Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School
Technical Format:: Website

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Language:: English
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