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CMS.608 Game Design | Comparative Media Studies/Writing

This course is built around practical instruction in the design and analysis of non-digital games. It provides students the texts, tools, references, and historical context to analyze and compare game designs across a variety of genres. In teams, students design, develop, and thoroughly test their original games to better understand the interaction and evolution of game rules. Covers various genres and types of games, including sports, game shows, games of chance, card games, schoolyard games, board games, and role-playing games.

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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:: June 19, 2019
Author:: Eberhardt, Richard
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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