Media Arts and Culture

MAAC1095	Introduction to Game Studies (A) (Cross-listed: ARTS 1095)	3 ch (2C 1T) (W)
Explore the academic study of digital and non-digital games, with a focus on the development of a shared understanding of the history, culture, aesthetics, and importance of games and play. Achieve a better understanding and appreciation of games through lectures, discussions, written assignments, and critical play - playing games and critically analysing them as cultural texts. NOTE: Registration restricted to students in a Faculty of Arts degree program. Credit cannot be counted for both MAAC 1095 and ARTS 1095.