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E1. Demonstrate knowledge of the history of video games and analyze the reference video games with arguments based on evaluation criteria contextualized in the historical and cultural framework.
G1. Demonstrate having and understanding advanced knowledge of their area of study that includes the theoretical, practical and methodological aspects, with a level of depth that reaches the forefront of knowledge.
G3. Gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific, or ethical issues.
G4. Communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to a specialized and non-specialized audience.
T1. Communicate in a third language, preferably English, with an appropriate level of oral and written communication and in accordance with the needs of graduates.
T2. Work as a member of an interdisciplinary team either as an additional member or performing management tasks in order to contribute to developing projects with pragmatism and a sense of responsibility, making commitments and taking into account available resources.
The subject of History and Industry of Video Games (6 ECTS) is a first approach to the multidisciplinary, cultural and historical aspects of video games, within the framework of the subject of Game Design and Creation. It works from the historical perspective of the video game, the players / users, the companies and the social and cultural contexts where they are broadcast. The course consists of theoretical sessions, video viewing and co-production of knowledge from the constant interaction between teacher and students. To achieve the knowledge, the subject evaluates on the one hand the theoretical knowledge and the attitude and participation of individual way and, on the other, the capacity to work in group.
Topic 1. Introduction. What is a game and what is play?
Play the game
The game, society, culture.
Historiographic methodologies and criteria
Item 2. Preservation
Strategies and criteria
Agents. Museums and heritage
Local stories, minor platforms, ignored story. The Femicom case.
Failures and rarities
Item 3. Ancestors of the video game
Board games, popular and analog
Mechanical and electromechanical games
Visual toys
Computer experiments
Topic 4. Beginnings of the video game. 70s. Atari.
Before Pong
The Golden Age of Arcade
First systems
The American crash. Atari Shock.
Topic 5. The 8 bits. Nintendo. Microcomputers and PCs.
Japan: Sega, Nintendo and others
Microcomputers
The video game on PC. The graphic adventure
Topic 6. The 90s. The 16 bits.
Japan: Sega, Nintendo and others
First 3D
Topic 7. Sony. Arrival of 3D, CD and online
The arrival of PlayStation
CD, FMV
The online jump
Topic 8. The casual revolution and the indie revolution
The accidental revolution
The indie revolution
Item 9. History of the video game in Spain
Beginnings
Relevant games and figures
Myths of the Golden Age
Distribution in Spain
Co-productions and international presence
Item 10. History of VR
First concepts and experiments
The 90s. Ambitions and failures
Implementation. A new screen?
The grade of each student will be calculated following the following percentages:
A1. Group work: Gameplay commented (video) Present in several = 30%
A2. Group work: Reading articles and presentation Present in several = 20%
A3. Partial exam 1: Student continuous assessment exam Present in several = 10%
A4. Partial exam 2: Student continuous assessment exam Present in several = 10%
A5. Partial exam 3: Student continuous assessment exam Present in several = 10%
A6. Final exam: Final evaluation exam of the subject Present in several = 20%
Final grade = A1 x 0,3 + A2 x 0,2 + A3 x 0,10 + A4 x 0,10 + A5 x 0,10 + A6 x 0,20
Considerations:
- It is necessary to obtain a mark superior to 5 in the final exam to pass the asignatura.
- An activity not delivered or delivered late and without justification (court summons or medical matter) counts as a 0.
- In the case of detecting plagiarism, copying or fraud in any evaluable activity or test, this will automatically obtain a final grade of 0. Additionally, in cases of copying or fraud, both the person who copies and the person who allows copying are responsible for the conduct, and the consequences of the conduct affect all students involved in the irregular action. Regardless of the suspension caused by plagiarism, copying or fraud, the professor will communicate the situation to the Department Management so that the applicable measures are taken in terms of disciplinary regime and the initiation of the relevant disciplinary file.
- Spelling errors, writing errors and formal and technical problems specific to the subject will be penalized with 0,10 points, up to a maximum of 2 points, in all assessable activities and tests.
- You must take the final exam. Otherwise, the student will have a NP for the subject and will not be able to present for recovery.
- Three of the five activities with NP imply that the subject has not been followed and involve a NP.
Recovery:
ESTEVE, Jaume. "Eight Carats. A History of the Golden Age of Spanish Software (I)", 2012.
ESTEVE, Jaume. "Eight Carats. A History of the Golden Age of Spanish Software (II)", 2012.
KENT, Steven. "The Great History of Video Games." Nova, 2016.
DONOVAN, Tristan; GARRIOTT, Richard. "Replay: The history of video games". Lewes: Yellow Ant, 2010.
PLANELLS, Antonio José. "Video Games and Fiction Worlds." Chair Editions, 2015.
MURIEL, Daniel; CRAWFORD, Garry. "Video games as culture: considering the role and importance of video games in contemporary society". Routledge, 2018.
PURSELL, Carroll. "From Playgrounds to PlayStation: The Interaction of Technology and Play". JHU Press, 2015.
GUINS, Raiford. "Game after: A cultural study of video game afterlife". MIT Press, 2014.
HUIZINGA, Johan. "Homo Ludens" Ils 86. Routledge, 2014.
ZAGALO, Nelson. "Video games in Portugal. History, technology and art". FCA Editora, 2013.
WOLF, Mark P. "Video Games Around the World." MIT Press, 2015.
ESTEVE, Jaume (ed.). "Obsequium: a cultural, technological and emotional account of The Abbey of Crime." Eight Carats, 2014.
JENKINS, Henry. "Fans, bloggers and video games: the culture of collaboration", 2009.
WRIGHT, Will; BOGOST, Ian. "Persuasive games: The expressive power of videogames". Mit Press, 2007.
LATORRE, Oliver Pérez. "The video game language: analysis of the meaning of the video game". Ed. Laertes, 2012.
NEWMAN, James. "Videogames". Routledge, 2012.
MOTT, Tony. "1001 Video Games to Play Before You Die." Barcelona: Grijalbo, 2011.
REMESAL, Víctor Navarro. "Directed Freedom: A Grammar of Video Game Analysis and Design." Shangrila Texts Apart, 2016.
JULY, Jesper. "The art of failure: An essay on the pain of playing video games". Mit Press, 2013.
RAVENTÓS, Cristian López. "The video game as a contemporary discursive practice. Pokemon and the naturalization of neoliberal social reality." Doctoral Thesis: Autonomous University of Barcelona, 2013.
HICKS, Marie. "Programmed inequality: How Britain discarded women technologists and lost its edge in computing". MIT Press, 2017.
KOCUREK, Carly A. "Coin-operated Americans: Rebooting boyhood at the video game arcade." University of Minnesota Press, 2015.
GORGES, Florent. "The History of Nintendo: 1983-2016. Famicom or Nintendo Entertainment System." Paper Heroes, 2019.
WILLIAMS, Andrew. "History of Digital Games: Developments in Art, Design and Interaction". Routledge, 2017.
DONOVAN, Tristan. "It's All a Game: A Short History of Board Games." Thomas Dunne Books, 2017.
NAVARRO REMESAL, Víctor. "Ludens Cinema. 50 Dialogues Between Game and Cinema." Editorial UOC, 2019.