JAN 106 - Designing the Quest Board Game: Heroes, Heroines, Healers

Modality: In-person
Level: Lower Division (100 Level): For First-Year Students ONLY
Course Times: 9:15am - 11:55am
Note: See the Jan Term website for meeting days if not specified here.
Course Materials Fee: $15

Instructor(s): Gearhart-Utchen, Jenyth
Email: jjg13@stmarys-ca.edu

In this 100% in-person course, we will read quest narratives and create board games based on hero’s, heroine’s, and healer’s journey plot archetypes. Part reading, part writing, and part manufacturing, this interdisciplinary course encourages students to synthesize patterns of thinking and play as they contend with collaborative and competitive game forms. If you are curious how one may translate the Hero’s Journey into a game of skill or chance or thrones, this course is for you. If you wonder how the Heroine resolves feminine seduction and betrayal to overcome obstacles, you should study with us. If you’re questioning how play might help a protagonist heal their painful circumstances and become whole, try creating a board game using healing tokens and tiles to aid the protagonist across the finish line.

Prerequisites & Notes
None

Credits: 3-CU