Course: Game Studies and Gamification

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Course title Game Studies and Gamification
Course code KI/0202
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Beránek Pavel, Ing. Mgr.
Course content
1. History of videogames 2. Ludology 3. Naratology and videogame canon 4. Videogame industry 5. Videogame influence on society 6. Videogame as a form of art 7. Gamification 8. Player demography and typology 9. Psychology and videogames 10. Gamification in marketing 11. Exergames and gamification in education 12. Serious games 13. Excursion

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The goal of this seminar is to introduce students to social, economic, humanist and technological dimension of videogame research and its application as gamification techniques in marketing, education, ecology and healthy lifestyle.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
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Student must earn enough points from seminar activities: - active participation in seminar (discussion about scientific papers) - project 1: ludological and naratological review of videogame - project 2: essay on topic from game studies - project 3: application of gamification (voting behavior, social and regional development, primary/secondary/tertiary education) - final exam
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Information Sciences (double subject) (A14) Category: Informatics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Information Sciences (double subject) (A14) Category: Informatics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -