The methodology of the subject is based on:

1. The theoretical sessions will be dedicated to presenting and discussing theoretical concepts.

2. The practical classes will be destined to present analysis cases and defending the ideas.

3. The tutorials will be intended to guide students in their video game analysis in terms of genre.

The analysis of the genres will be made through products' analysis, not only videogames but also media products prior to videogames.

Also, students should be able to synthesize all the knowledge in the course through a videogame creation.

A detailed schedule outlining the content of each session will be presented on the first day of the course and will be available on the course’s Virtual Campus, where students will find the various teaching materials deemed appropriate by the instructors and necessary information for effective course monitoring.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Evaluation

[A] -Videogame Idea: 40%. The ideas taught throughout the course should be reflected in this idea. Group activity.

[B] -Case Study: 30%. Analyze 3 fiction products, one of them has to be a videogame. Individual activity.

[C] -Classroom activities and debates: 20%. Individual activity.

[D] -Classroom participation: 5% in direct participation and 5% in ludification activities.

This course offers the possibility of a single assessment. The conditions for being assessed in this way will be explained on the first day of class.

Single assessment

Exam: 30%. Which includes all the contents in the subject

Case Study: 20%. Fictions prior to videogames.

Videogame analysis: 20%. Detailed analysis of a videogame.

Videogame idea: 30%. Idea and early development of a videogame.

a) According to regulation, in order to participate in the re-evaluation process, students must have been previously evaluated in at least 2/3 of the total assessable activities of the course.

b) The exam can only be retaken if the student has obtained a grade lower than 4.9. The recovery exam will consist of a written test assessing theoretical knowledge.

c) The grade obtained in the resolution of activities 2, 3 and 4 will be part of the total average of the final grade. Only in the case of failing this test, and if the student so wishes, they may choose to retake it with a test of the same nature.

d) Activities 2, 3 and 4 are not suitable for re-evaluation, and the grade obtained in each assignment (whether passed or not) will be part of the total average of the final grade.

For this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for specify tasks or other specific situations as considered appropriate. Students must clearly identify anyparts generated with these technologies, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how AI has influenced the process and final outcome of the assignment. Failure to disclose the use of AI in this assessed activity will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total penalty to the assignment grade, or more serious sanctions in severe cases.

The non-assessable will be applied when the student has not appeared for at least 2/3 of the assessment tests.

The performance of any irregularity in an evaluation act (academic fraud, plagiarism or improper use of AI, unless this use is expressly authorized by the teaching guide), which may lead to a significant variation in the grade, assumes that this act will be graded with a 0. In the event that the teaching guide foresees that in order to pass the subject it is an essential requirement to have obtained a minimum grade in this evaluation act or that there are several irregularities in the evaluation acts of the same subject, the final grade of this subject is 0. Apart from this, a disciplinary process may be instructed to the student that incurs any of these irregularities.