Study Programmes 2015-2016
COMU2149-1  
History and analysis of the use of video games
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : classics5
Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : classics5
Bachelor in information and communication5
Bachelor in information and communication5
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English5
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English5
Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5
Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5
Bachelor in history5
Bachelor in history5
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general5
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general5
Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5
Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5
Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies5
Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies5
Bachelor in philosophy5
Bachelor in philosophy5
Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5
Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5
Lecturer :
Collégialité
Coordinator :
Björn-Olav Dozo
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The course consists of conferences addressing various issues around video game, including:
- History of video games
- Press and video game
- Film and video game
- Music video game
- Narrative and video games
- Literature and video games
- Production of video games, including amateur productions
- Reappropriation of video games
- Publics of video games
- Reception of video game
Learning outcomes of the course :
Learning how to constitute video game as an object of study and research with different disciplinary approaches
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
10 conferences (2:30 each)
Speakers : Fanny Barnabé, Julie Delbouille, Björn-Olav Dozo, Bruno Dupont, Pierre-Yves Hurel, Christophe Pirenne, Christine Servais, Dick Tomasovic
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :
References will be given during the sessions
Assessment methods and criteria :
The evaluation will assess written work.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Schedule : 4pm to 6:30pm, room Berthe Bovy, complexe Opera
Contacts :
Coordinator : Björn-Olav Dozo (bo.dozo@ulg.ac.be)