The History of Games

The goal of this course is to use games as a primary source, a “window” into portions of the human experience at various times and places, and to incorporate experiential learning by adding gameplay and rule discussion to scholarly readings and class discussion. Students will study a series of specific games and the societies which produced them, focusing on games which involve mastery of rules and chance rather than on contests of physical skill or endurance.

Credits

3 credits

Course Code

HY 348