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About the Course

Intended for both newcomers who are curious about video games and experienced gamers who want to reflect on their passion, this course
will explore what happens to stories, paintings, and films when they become the basis of massively multiplayer online games. The Lord of the
Rings trilogy—the novels, films, and video game—are our central example of how “remediation” transforms familiar stories as they move
across media. The course is designed as a university-level English literature class—a multi-genre, multimedia tour of how literature, film, and
games engage in the basic human activity of storytelling. Our journey will enable us to learn something about narrative theo...
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Top reviews

GD

Jun 16, 2016

An interesting course for anyone who likes lord of the rings online, fantasy (modern and presents), literature, video games, and/or movies! It's the ultimate combination for maximum nerddom!

AM

Feb 19, 2018

It was very interesting and fun. I liked the literature and examples of the workshop, it was very interesting and It did awaken a much slept passion for poetry and romance.

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By Felipe V

Aug 16, 2022

Great course, mostly easy to follow for non english native speakers, except for week 5

By Renzo L P R

May 22, 2022

Buen curso

By João F D d S

Nov 14, 2016

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By Israel P T B

May 30, 2021

no explica en que fallas y no tienen sentido las preguntas opciones múltiple

By Dahal B

Jun 17, 2024

not very useful as expected and i feel like it's the waste of my time.