A note on the organization/chronology of the course
Donovan’s book moves us through the history of videogames in a pretty linear fashion. However, we shouldn’t make the mistake of thinking...
Videogames: Theory and History
A note on the organization/chronology of the course
Week 1 - Aug 27th (Play... and Beyond!)
Week 2 - Sept 3 (The Secret* Origin of Videogames) *not so secret
Week 3 Sept 10 (By the Glowing Light of the Arcade)
Week 4 - Sept 17 (Game Over?)
Week 5 - Sept 24 - (The Return of the Videogame)
Week 6 - Oct 1 (Videogames in the Hot Seat)
Week 7 - Oct 8 (Enter, the Net)
Week 8 - Oct 15 (Rated E For Everyone!)
Week 9 - Due Oct 22 (The Birth of "Indie Games")
Week 10 - Due Oct 29
Week 11 - Due Nov 5 (Discussing Videogames)
Week 12 - Nov 12
Week 13 - Nov 19 - Serious Games
Week 14 - "We Shape Our Tools...."
Week 15 - Doing Things with Videogames