Course Calendar

 

Date

 

Topic

 

Readings

 

Sep 2

 

Introductions, Salen & Zimmerman Overview, Lord of the Rings Board Game, Huzinga Intro (ppt)

 

 

 

Sep 9

 

Anatomy of a Game, Red vs. Blue, Analyzing Games

 

Salen & Zimmerman (2-12)
Bartle

 

Sep 16

 

Anatomy of a Game/ Serious Games  

Salen & Zimmerman (14, 22)
Gee
Global Palestine vs
Super Columbine

 

Sep 23

 

Meaningful Play
Pew Report
Food Force
Gadamer/Turkle Script

 

Bateson
Gadamer
Turkle

 

Sep 30

 

MMORPG, Game Play Analysis #1

 

Castronova
Thomas & Brown
Squire & Steinkuehler
Dibbell

 

Oct 7

 

Games as Narrative

 

Jenkins
Cassell
Dibbell

 

Oct 14

 

Conceptual Play, Quest Atlantis Design & Play, Socratic Hour # 1

 


Barab et al., Quest Atlantis

 

Oct 21

 

Games and Learning

 

Gee Part 1

 

Oct 28

 

Games and Learning

 

Gee Part 2

 

Nov 04

 

Games & Learning Part 2

 

Squire


 

Nov 11

 

Educational Games

 

Steinkuehler

 

Nov 18

 

Game Design, Game Play Analysis #2

 

Shaffer et al
Neulight, Kafai et al
Klopfer

 

Nov 25

 

Thanksgiving Recess (24-28th)

 

Eat, eat, eat  

Dec 2

 

Game Design, Final Exam   Barab, Ingram-Goble, & Gresalfi  

Dec 9

 

Game Play Critique, Game Comparison Essay      

Dec 9+

 

Final Presentations