IGB180 Games History, Culture and Psychology

This unit focuses on the social, cultural, sustainability and political aspects of videogames. It serves as a survey of topics useful for those interested in the study and creation of serious games, games for health, entertainment games, virtual and augmented reality, gamification and interactive environments. The units aims to help you become well played, well versed, and well read in and of games through the development of critical media skills. By the end of the semester you will be able to speak to current academic and industry trends around games, critically assess media and studies about games for veracity and reliability, leverage critical and creative thinking to express your positions on games, and converse about the history, social-cultural and sustainability impact of games.

Unit information

Unit code: IGB180
Faculty: Faculty of Science
School/Discipline: School of Computer Science
Study area: Science
Credit points: 12

Dates and locations

Teaching period	Dates	Locations
Semester 1, 2025	24 February 2025 - 21 June 2025	Gardens Point

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Fees

Commonwealth supported place (CSP) student contribution amount: 2025: $1,164
Domestic fee-paying student fee: 2025: $4,356
International student fee (excluding study abroad students): 2025: $5,172

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Commonwealth supported place (CSP) student contribution amount

For Australian citizens, permanent visa holders and permanent humanitarian visa holders, and New Zealand citizens who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course and are eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
as a cross-institutional student who has a Commonwealth supported place at their home university.

Domestic fee-paying student fee

For Australian citizens, permanent visa holders and permanent humanitarian visa holders, and New Zealand citizens, who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course and are not eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
as a cross-institutional student who does not have a Commonwealth supported place at their home university
as a single-unit study student.

International student fee

For international students who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course
as a cross-institutional student.

Previous study requirements

Anti-requisites: INN180
Equivalents: INB180

Guide to previous study requirements

Prerequisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have completed these prerequisite units (or have credit, advanced standing or exemption for them), or be able to demonstrate that you have equivalent background knowledge.
Anti-requisites: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these anti-requisite units.
Co-requisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have already completed these co-requisite units, or you must enrol in them at the same time.
Equivalents: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these equivalent units.
Assumed knowledge: We assume that you have a minimum level of knowledge in certain areas before you start this unit.

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