General provisions

The course is part of the Bachelor's programmes Game Design and Graphics, 180 Credits. The course is part of the minor field of study Expression in Convergent Media.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements and Mathematics 2a or 2b or 2c

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to provide students with a basic knowledge of artistic expression as it relates to games.

Upon completing the course, students will be able to:

• display a basic knowledge of artistic expression in games and games as artistic expression
• review and examine digital games from a scientific and expressive perspective
• identify, analyze and describe aesthetic values in digital games
• demonstrate a basic understanding of how to communicate visually through drawing.

Content

The course looks into artistic expression in games and games as artistic expression, by looking at and examining the different aesthetic properties and components involved. Sketching techniques and digital tools are introduced as students learn to communicate ideas through drawing.

Instruction

Teaching consists of lectures and seminars.

Assessment

Examination is in the form of practical and theoretical assignments submitted throughout the course as well as through artistic and verbal presentations during seminars. Grading is based on the degree to which the submissions and presentations demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical and artistic content in the course as specified in the requirements for each assignment.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.