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Week - 1
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Conceptual framework of play and philosophical approaches |
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Week - 2
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Aesthetic experience and the historical development of the concept of art |
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Week - 3
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Kant and post-Kantian aesthetic theories |
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Week - 4
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The distinction between craft and art in games |
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Week - 5
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Meaning-making processes in games |
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Week - 6
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The relationship between play and narrative: narratology vs. ludology debates |
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Week - 7
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Evaluation of interactive narrative in an aesthetic context |
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Week - 8
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Aesthetic integration of play with virtual reality |
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Week - 9
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The role of representation and simulation in games |
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Week - 10
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Space, body, and experience in games |
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Week - 11
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Game as a work of art: possibilities and limitations |
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Week - 12
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Methods of aesthetic evaluation and critique |
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Week - 13
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Game criticism through philosophical texts |
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Week - 14
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Discussion of current aesthetic issues through game examples |