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pawelk1986
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19 Mar 2014, 9:31 am

I wonder why there is no academic study on computer games, but I do not mean the programming, because they are studies in computer science. I mean computer games as a cultural phenomenon. I myself studying Library and information science, there is also a film studies whose focus is film and its impact on culture. For you do not have studs on computer games, I would definitely earned the title of Professor in that :D



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19 Mar 2014, 9:37 am

They are a relatively new thing, probably society just hasn't caught up.



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19 Mar 2014, 11:23 am

Because most video games are nothing more than a variation on running around and killing people.


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19 Mar 2014, 11:27 am

There are studies done on computer gaming and its impact on the individual and social systems. I read a couple during my anthro degree.



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19 Mar 2014, 11:45 am

Most people, rather than study it, experience it :)



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19 Mar 2014, 1:36 pm

pawelk1986 wrote:
I wonder why there is no academic study on computer games, but I do not mean the programming, because they are studies in computer science. I mean computer games as a cultural phenomenon. I myself studying Library and information science, there is also a film studies whose focus is film and its impact on culture. For you do not have studs on computer games, I would definitely earned the title of Professor in that :D


http://lmc.gatech.edu/centersandlabs.php



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31 Mar 2014, 7:44 pm

The computer science departments of many schools have classes in video game design. I don't know that it merits its own major, considering how many aspects cross over into other areas.