The lecture today was about the academic study of the video games. It was very interesting to me because I love video games because its linked to my childhood since the age of Atari until PlaySation 3. There are many types of the video games such as Arcade Games (e.g entertainment section in shopping centre or Time Zone), Consoles games (e.g PlayStation 3) Mobile games (Games in the smartphone such as blackberry or Iphone) and many other games. The video games become a new form in cultural practices and should be studied like the old media such as newspapers and T.V.
There are two themes when studying the video games Narratology and Ludology. Firstly, Narratology is the study of narratives of video games and how it effect our perception. The second theme is Ludology which a general study of the video game that focused in the game, how we play it and why we are so attracted to the game.
Virtual philosophy was an important theme too, it differentiate the video games from the traditional games.
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