Games and Information: Play, Design, and Collection

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the documentation and information necessary to allow for the successful learning of games.
• Apply concepts of information measurement and strategic information behavior to the description and design of games.
• Develop an understanding the issues and challenges involved in collecting and preserving games in cultural heritage institutions.
• Critically analyze claims, arguments, artifacts, or information.
• Construct coherent, evidence-based arguments.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Reflections: Reflect on “play” in a series of short reflections focused on theme of the week.	10%
Information Architecture of Games Rubric: Construct and apply a rubric to the information contained in a game’s rules	20%
Information Strategy Assignment: Students will draft a strategy memo proposing a strategy to deal with the flow of information in a game	20%
Preservation Assignment: Students will create a preservation plan to document the activities of role playing game group	20%
Course Reflection: At the end of the course students will write a brief reflective essay examining what they learned in the class and strategizing for how those lessons can be applied to future work.	10%
Participation/Professionalism: Students are expected to attend course meetings, engage in play session, and conduct themselves in line with the UNCG Honor Code	20%

Attendance/Participation:

Students are expected to attend course meetings, engage in play session, and conduct themselves in line with the UNCG Honor Code.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.