Gaming Cultures (COMU2100)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2023
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Communication & Arts School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 1 Hour/ Week
Tutorial 2 Hours/ Week
Assessment methods
Weekly quizzes
Me-in-a-minute video
Critical play video
Final Paper
Course enquiries
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
In this course, students will undertake a critical interrogation of contemporary gaming cultures, exploring the ways in which the narrative structures, modes of play and representation in digital games immerse players in the cultural dynamics of technology, trial and contest. The course content explores the predominant genres, themes, objects and environments of gaming cultures, with an emphasis on critical analysis and the progressive evolution of digital games. Students will engage with the everyday, lived social experience of gaming and its contribution to our understanding of digital technology, ourselves and our engagement with others in the spaces created by games.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |