Course Info

GAM 205: Games Literacy

This lecture course introduces students to the evolving forms, uses, and design of games. Topics covered include the relationship between game design and play, the role of games in fueling the technological imagination, the changing contexts in which games are designed and played (art, social impact, health, education), and the rise of the independent games sector. Students will produce weekly written responses to course material, lead a seminar discussion in small teams, and produce a final written or multimedia paper. PREREQUISITE(S): None

Fall 2024-2025

Section: 401
Class number: 14602
Meeting time: TuTh 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
Instructor:

Spring 2023-2024

Section: 601
Class number: 32849
Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Location: CDM 00220 at Loop Campus

Winter 2023-2024

Section: 501
Class number: 22797
Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Location: CDM 00226 at Loop Campus
CLOSED

Fall 2023-2024

Section: 401
Class number: 12904
Meeting time: TuTh 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus

Spring 2022-2023

Section: 601
Class number: 39966
Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Location: CDM 00220 at Loop Campus
Section: 630
Class number: 40396
Meeting time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Location: Online: Sync

Winter 2022-2023

Section: 501
Class number: 28728
Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Location: CDM 00226 at Loop Campus
CLOSED

Fall 2022-2023

Section: 401
Class number: 18534
Meeting time: TuTh 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus

Spring 2021-2022

Section: 330
Class number: 42361
Meeting time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Location: Online: Sync
Section: 601
Class number: 37377
Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Location: 14EAS 00503 at Loop Campus

Winter 2021-2022

Section: 501
Class number: 28381
Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Location: LEWIS 01005 at Loop Campus
CLOSED

Fall 2021-2022

Section: 401
Class number: 4116
Meeting time: TuTh 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus

Spring 2020-2021

Section: 601
Class number: 30553
Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Location: Online: Sync
CLOSED

Winter 2020-2021

Section: 501
Class number: 28270
Meeting time: MW 3:10PM - 4:40PM
Location: Online: Sync

Fall 2020-2021

Section: 401
Class number: 10391
Meeting time: TuTh 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Location: Online: Sync

Spring 2019-2020

Section: 301
Class number: 31059
Meeting time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Location: REMOT E0000
Section: 601
Class number: 30580
Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
Location: REMOT E0000