Random: New University Course Helps Students Gain A “Deeper Understanding” Of Fire Emblem
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by Jim Norman 5h ago
Image: NintendoCarnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has opened a new student-taught class which delves into the game design of the Fire Emblem series. Yes, Fire Emblem. At university. And there we were thinking that ‘Film Studies’ sounded cool.
‘Fire Emblem Design and Analysis’ will be getting underway at Carnegie Mellon in the Fall semester of this year and promises to help students “gain a deeper understanding of the game design, mechanics and writing of the Fire Emblem series”. To do this, the class will be examining such topics as the evolution of game mechanics (durability and the weapon triangle both get a shoutout), unit archetypes and series lore before being graded via in-class quizzes and projects.
