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ARTHI 6L - Playful Spaces: A Cultural History of Games
Full Course Title
Playful Spaces: A Cultural History of Games
Instructor Name(s)
WHITE
Course Description
This course introduces students to the history of games. It is organized chronologically as a global survey. We study games and the social, political, and economic conditions that support them, as well as the interface between the human player and the imagined world of the game. Taking as its premise that games are artifacts of culture, this course focuses on the visual and spatial practice of games in social context.
Unit Value
5
Maximum number of times course can be repeated for additional credit
0
Maximum Units
5
Recommended Preparation
A survey of global history or art history is recommended.
General Subject Areas
E, F
Special Subject Areas
WRT