Computer Games and Art

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Subject guarantor:

Hynek ALT

Name of lecturer(s):

Hynek ALT

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

This module focuses on the overlap of the gaming industry and free art. It notes the technical potential of modern computer games and application of that potential (real-time rendering in a 3D environment, narrative strategy) in the context of contemporary art. The module attempts to include computer games as a part of our everyday experience and free it from other sources of inspiration.

Mode of study:

full-time

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Attendance at studio meetings - Photography and New Media Studio

Course contents:

This module focuses on an overview of current trends in the contemporary gaming industry, independent inticatives and branches for potential development. The module is comprised of two parts:

1) Presentation of current trends and independent games

2) LAN Game Session - playing selected examples in a group.

Recommended or required reading:

Helena Bendová, Umění počítačových her, NAMU, 2017

Společenské vědy a audiovize, Helena Bendová, Matěj Strnad eds., AMU, 2018

The Video Game Theory Reader, Mark J.P. Wolf (Editor), Bernard Perron (Editor), Routledge, 2003

v modulu Jen Kratochvíl

Assessment methods and criteria:

Module attendance

Participation in preparations and critical evaluation

Course web page:

Note:

Lecturer: Max Vajt

Schedule for winter semester 2017/2018:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2017/2018:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans: