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 2025-2026

  • Section: 401
  • Class number: 12893
  • Meeting time: TuTh 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Emily Koonce | View syllabus

Spring 2024-2025

  • Section: 601
  • Class number: 32892
  • Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00220 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Anna Anthropy | View syllabus

Winter 2024-2025

  • Section: 501
  • Class number: 22794
  • Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00226 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Anna Anthropy | View syllabus

Fall 2024-2025

  • Section: 401
  • Class number: 14602
  • Meeting time: TuTh 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Anna Anthropy | View syllabus
    • CLOSED

Spring 2023-2024

  • Section: 601
  • Class number: 32849
  • Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00220 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Anna Anthropy | View syllabus

Winter 2023-2024

  • Section: 501
  • Class number: 22797
  • Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00226 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Anna Anthropy | View syllabus
    • CLOSED

Fall 2023-2024

  • Section: 401
  • Class number: 12904
  • Meeting time: TuTh 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Anna Anthropy | View syllabus

Spring 2022-2023

  • Section: 601
  • Class number: 39966
  • Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00220 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Anna Anthropy | View syllabus

Winter 2022-2023

  • Section: 501
  • Class number: 28728
  • Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00226 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Anna Anthropy | View syllabus
    • CLOSED

Fall 2022-2023

  • Section: 401
  • Class number: 18534
  • Meeting time: TuTh 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Anna Anthropy | View syllabus

Spring 2021-2022

  • Section: 601
  • Class number: 37377
  • Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: 14EAS 00503 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Anna Anthropy | View syllabus

Winter 2021-2022

  • Section: 501
  • Class number: 28381
  • Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: LEWIS 01005 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Anna Anthropy | View syllabus
    • CLOSED

Fall 2021-2022

  • Section: 401
  • Class number: 4116
  • Meeting time: TuTh 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: CDM 00214 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Anna Anthropy | View syllabus

Spring 2020-2021

  • Section: 601
  • Class number: 30553
  • Meeting time: MW 1:30PM - 3:00PM
  • Location: Online: Sync
  • Instructor: Jonathan Hey | View syllabus
    • CLOSED