ARTS1720 Game Studies (UNSW Sydney): rated 1.5/5 overall, difficulty 4.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 2.0/5 across 1 review collected on UNSW Wall.
ARTS1720 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture in School of Humanities and Languages. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-11-03.
Chinese title: 游戏研究
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Humanities and Languages
Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Video games are an increasingly significant media form, part of a global industry now valued in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Video games have become ubiquitous across a variety of technologies and digital platforms.
ARTS1720 has 1 scored review: overall 1.5/5 · usefulness 2.0 · difficulty 4.5 · would-recommend 2.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (1.5/5 overall).
Student review (2026-10-29, translated): This course has two quizzes and a 2000-word essay, no final exam, and attendance is mandatory. Both quizzes are in-person written tests, in week 3 and week 7 — the week 3 quiz covers the first three weeks of material, the week 7 quiz covers weeks 4, 5 and 7, and each is 30 minutes. The course is almost pure theory with a ton of material to memorize.
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ARTS1720 hard?
A: Students rate ARTS1720's difficulty 4.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Is ARTS1720 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: would-recommend 2.0/5, usefulness 2.0/5, overall 1.5/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARTS1720, and when is it offered?
A: ARTS1720 is taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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