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Online Games, Play and Gamification

Postgraduate | CUR-MIC510 | 2023

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Love it or hate it, the idea of ‘gamification’ has taken root. Examine what it means to play online, and how gaming can both resist and reinforce traditional power structures. Explore the function of rules, and how hacks and mods change the game.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
13 weeks

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Online Games, Play and Gamification

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. analyse the interrelationship and application of play and game theory practices and technology
    2. critique the changing role of games and play in contemporary networked culture
    3. evaluate and assess concrete examples of gaming and gamification in diverse online and cultural settings
    4. communicate the various contexts in which games are produced and consumed and how these intersect with contemporary media and communication
    5. generate and communicate the complexities of the commercial gaming landscape for a generalist audience.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

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0.125 EFTSL
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