Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LH Interactivity: The Theory and Practice of Getting Stuck In
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	English Literature
Module Code	09 37899
Module Lead	Dr Rosie Graham
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Restrictions	None
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Description	This module asks students to get stuck in. Students will explore a variety of media including books, films, non-fiction, theatre, roleplaying, and games and that require their readers and players to shape the meaning of each text through active engagement. Students will study a range of interactive texts, a variety of theories and contexts with which to understand them, and learn how to make interactive texts yourself across a range of mediums. The kinds of texts studied might include the videogames of Sam Barlow, interactive fiction of Anna Anthropy, playable documentaries such as Out For Delivery, and creative journalism such as Amira Hanafi’s “A dictionary of the revolution.” In addition, students will take part in practical workshops and learn the skills needed to create their own interactive experiences, which will inform their academic understanding of these wide-ranging forms. Students will be taught how to use a range of simple software, such as Twine, an easy to use open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories. These sessions will culminate in the creation of a portfolio project for assessment, which will include a piece of interactive content, such as a non-linear short story, an interactive short film, a piece of theatre, videogame, boardgame, playable nonfiction, or other kinds of content related to a particular week of the module. Q
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of interactive texts in a range of mediums. Demonstrate a nuanced awareness of the theoretical and critical discourse surrounding interactivity. Produce a creative work that relies upon basic skills of creating interactive texts, as appropriate to its form. Explore how the creative work produced for the portfolio relates to the wider academic discourse of interactivity studies.
Assessment	37899-01 : Portfolio 10 mins or Performance : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: (100%) Portfolio, including at least 10 minutes of interactive content or performance. Reassessment: 100%) Portfolio, including at least 10 minutes of interactive content or performance.
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