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GAM 206 History of Games

Jonathan Hey

Office: CDM 635
Winter 2015-2016
Class number: 22409
Section number: 201
TuTh 9:40AM - 11:10AM
LEVAN 00305 Lincoln Park Campus

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Summary

GAM 206: History of Games (Section 201)
Term: 2016 Winter
LPC Tu-Th 09:40 AM to 11:10 AM LEVAN 305

GAM 206: History of Games (Section 202)
Term: 2016 Winter
LPC Tu-Th 11:20 AM to 12:50 AM LEVAN 305

Instructor: Jonathan Hey

Office Hours: LEVAN 305 or vicinity on Tuesdays and Thursdays
9:00-9:40 AM and 2:30-3:30 PM. Or by appointment.

Email (preferred): jhey@cdm.depaul.edu
[also jhey.depaul@gmail.com]

Jon Hey's mobile number - voice and text (773) 443-7877 - Feel free to contact me here via call or text, especially if some question or other situation arises that needs to be addressed quickly.

Description

From "The Royal Game of Ur" (2500+ BCE) to "Mortal Kombat X" (2015) and beyond, games have been a constant in human history. The forms of games, their experiential qualities, and their cultural significance have varied enormously from era to era and place to place. This class will examine particular games and game genres in their historical context using a case study format. We will focus on "indoor" games, those of chance and skill, as opposed to physical games and sports [but will also touch on the nature of play including sports]. The examples will be chosen (i) to have global scope and historic diversity, (ii) to relate to games that students will find familiar, and (iii) to raise particular issues in historical interpretation, the use of primary sources and changing concepts of leisure activity. This course is included in the Liberal Studies program as a course with credit in the Understanding the Past (UP) domain. Please read the more thorough description of Understanding the Past requirements further below in this document:

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