ARTG 180Personal Narrative in Play
Explores how storytelling techniques can align with game mechanics to examine and provoke questions of identity and personal narrative. Drawing from games that express personal experience through autobiography, to games that question the relationship and separation between player and character, students develop exploratory prototypes in digital and/or nondigital formats around potential mechanics for personal narrative and expression. Course culminates in a final piece of interactive art as well as designing the exhibit and public documentation for this work.
seniors in AGPM who have completed at least one upper division course in ARTG, ART, CMPM, FILM, MUSC, or THEA.
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When it runs
Winter 2027Open Winter 2027
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Studio | Tue Thu 9:50am–11:25am | Digital Arts 308 | d. wright | Open 0/25 |
Spring 2026Open Spring 2026
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Studio | Mon Wed 12:00pm–1:35pm | Digital Arts 230 | d. wright | Closed 31/25 |
Winter 2026Open Winter 2026
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Studio | Tue Thu 9:50am–11:25am | Digital Arts 308 | E. A. Swensen | Closed 25/25 |
Who teaches it
| Instructor | Rating | Difficulty | Would take again | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Swensen | 4.8 / 5 | 2.8 / 5 | 100% | 5 |
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