Teacher(s)

Philippette Thibault;

Language

French

Content

This course is structured in three main modules:
Module 1 - Media Ludology (10h)
Module 2 - (Video) Games and learning (10h)
Module 3 - Playful design of educational media (10h)    

Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

This course will alternate theoretical ex-cathedra parts with workshop parts of game testing and creation. 
According to the health evolution linked to COVID-19 ("yellow" or "orange" situations)

• Theoretical presentations will be given "remotely" by the teacher via Microsoft Teams.
• The workshop parts will be given in "reverse class" mode (pre-work and feedbacks at the time of the Teams’ course).

Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

The evaluation will be done on a continuous basis (no exam) following a progression path via Moodle or Classcraft. This evaluation will alternate different activities

• Knowledge/Understanding Quiz (20%)
• Homework (peer-reviewed or teacher-evaluated) (50%)
• Class participation (30%)

According to the health evolution linked to COVID-19 ("yellow" or "orange" situations)
Health developments will not influence the assessment methods, which are continuous (and at a distance)
Second Session
The modalities of the second session will consist of a preliminary (documented) analysis of a playful aspect and the development of an interactive and playful media working on this aspect. The precise instructions will be communicated via Moodle.

Other information

English-friendly course :

• Reading: bibliographical references in English can be provided
• Questions: students can ask their questions in English
• Evaluation: students can do presentations and write essays in English; oral translation will be provided in case of Quiz
• Dictionary: students are allowed to use a dictionary (monolingual French dictionary or bilingual French-mother tongue dictionary, as specified by the teacher)

Online resources

See Moodle UCLouvain platform (course code: LCOMU2620)

Bibliography

Quelques références du cours (some references) : Huizinga, J. (1938). Homo ludens : Essai sur la fonction sociale du jeu. Paris : Gallimard. Caillois, R. (1958). Les jeux et les hommes : Le masque et le vertige. Paris : Gallimard. Henriot, J. (1969). Le Jeu. Paris : PUF. Le Diberder, A. & F. (1998). L’univers des jeux vidéo. Paris : La Découverte. Gee, J. P. (2003). What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Salen, K., & Zimmerman, E. (2003). Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals. Cambridge (MA): The MIT Press. Brougère, G. (2005). Jouer/Apprendre. Paris : Economica. Koster, R. (2005). A theory of fun for game design. Paraglyph Press. Avedon, E. M., & Sutton-Smith, B. (2015). The Study of Games. Ishi Press. Bogost, I. (2007). Persuasive games: the expressive power of videogames. Cambridge (MA) : The MIT Press. Prensky, M. (2007). Digital Game-Based Learning. Paragon House Publishers. Mayra, F. (2008). An Introduction to Game Studies: Games in Culture. SAGE Pub. Genvo, S. (2009). Le jeu à son ère numérique : Comprendre et analyser les jeux vidéo. Paris : L’Harmattan. Zagal, J. P. (2010). Ludoliteracy : Defining, understanding, and supporting games education. ETC Press. Juul, J. (2011). Half-Real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds. Cambridge (MA): The MIT Press. McGonigal, J. (2011). Reality is broken: why games make us better and how they can change the world. London: J.Cape. Schell, J. (2014). The Art of Game Design: A Deck of Lenses, Second Edition (2nd edition). Schell Games. Albinet, M. (2015). Concevoir un jeu vidéo. Paris : FYP éditions. Quelques ressources en ligne (online resources) : Game Studies: The International Journal of Computer Game Research http://gamestudies.org Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media http://gac.sagepub.com/ Gamasutra http://www.gamasutra.com Sciences du jeu https://journals.openedition.org/sdj/

Faculty or entity

COMU