This is an archive of a past course's class materials from 2011. Present "Games & Society" students should look elsewhere to find their coursework; consult your current syllabus for more information.

The designer and intstructor of this lab course, Jason McIntosh, has written notes and commentary about this course which may be of interest to other teachers. You can contact the author at jmac@jmac.org.

GAME1111 week 11: Games with something to say

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GAME1111 Week 11: Games with something to say

I wish to round out the semester with a look at a recent trend in digital games: works from independent creators whose primary purpose is to express an artistic, political, or personal statement, rather than to necessarily present a challenging or “winnable” activity to the player.

Before class

Please play the following games.

In class

We’ll replay and discuss these games, and examine a few others as well. Then we’ll have a short quiz as usual.