Serious Games - MDIA3001


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of the Arts and Media
	Course Outline: School of the Arts and Media
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 96 uoc overall including MDIA1000 and enrolment in program 3428, 3429, 3434 and the Media Production specialisation in program 4781 or enrolment in program 3402 or 4764 and 72 uoc overall
	CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
	Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Games that are used for more serious real-life purposes than pure entertainment are known as "Serious Games". These games might be used for social change, education, training or to help people achieve a particular health objective. In this course students will focus on the design and analysis of these serious games. This context will shape an investigation into game aesthetics, learning, affect and engagement. Students will also be introduced to the theory and method of user-centered design. For their major assessment task students can choose to either gain practical experience at applying these methods by creating a serious game or they can focus on the evaluation and analysis of an existing serious game.