Video Games in Context

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Construct argument using audio visual media
• Synthesise sources from a range of media
• Independently research a range of sources

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Apply the histories and theories studied on the module to provide readings of video games
• Situate video games in the context of technological development
• Discuss the issues of game immersion and narrative control
• Analyse the role of the gamer in the construction of games

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The impact of technology on narrative and aesthetics of video games
• The history and traditions of video games
• The dominant theoretical approaches that have been taken to video games
• The theoretical specificities of the medium

Summative

This is how we¡¯ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we¡¯ll assess you if you don¡¯t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.