More than a Just Side Quest: The Non-Gamer’s Guide to Using Video Games to Teach Historical Topics

The author discusses history-based video games and their use in history education. Games discussed include Wars Across the World: Fornovo about the 1495 Battle of Fornovo between Charles VIII of France and the Holy League, Assassin’s Creed III which features the late 1700s, and Medieval II: Total Wa...

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Главный автор: Madden, Amanda (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc. [2019]
В: The sixteenth century journal
Год: 2019, Том: 50, Выпуск: 4, Страницы: 1155-1162
Индексация IxTheo:TE Средневековье
TK Новейшее время
ZF Педагогика
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Другие ключевые слова:B ASSASSIN'S Creed (Game)
B HISTORY education
B MEDIEVIL (Game)
B Video Games
B HISTORY in popular culture
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Итог:The author discusses history-based video games and their use in history education. Games discussed include Wars Across the World: Fornovo about the 1495 Battle of Fornovo between Charles VIII of France and the Holy League, Assassin’s Creed III which features the late 1700s, and Medieval II: Total War which features 17 historical factions. It explores what aspects of history can and cannot be learned through such games in matters including authenticity, historical narrative, and matters of contingency.
ISSN:2326-0726
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal