While I’m a pretty big fan of strategy games in general, historical strategy games are particularly interesting, especially from a pedagogical standpoint. As I and many of the other Play the Past authors have previously discussed, these games allow us to look at the past through a different lens thanContinue Reading
I recently purchased The Last of Us as a small reward to myself for finishing my undergrad. I had already beaten the game last summer after borrowing the game from my friend but I couldn’t resist playing it again. First things first, THE LAST OF US SPOILERS AHEAD I’ve had the greatContinue Reading
Before I begin, a short preface. I have made it something of a personal mission, both as a researcher and writer on historical simulation games and as a classroom teacher, I love to do research on the best www.easyslots.com games, to crack the Civilization IV code. In other words, toContinue Reading
My intention for this post was to write something specific and reasonably authoritative on how the character of Stede Bonnet as seen (as performed by means of, really) in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag differs from what we know of the historical Stede Bonnet, and what I think the differenceContinue Reading
This is the fourth and final part of a series that reflects on a Composition II course taught in Spring 2013 called 20th Century PC Games. You can read part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here. As I write this, I’m finishing up another Composition II courseContinue Reading
The first time I saw the preview trailer for LUFTRAUSERS, I thought of Nazis. Gothic font, banner with white spot and black symbol. Skull. Sepia motion picture animation. Video game makers adopt a specific set of visual references and use them as a way to helpContinue Reading
This article is part 1 of a 2-part series on prison management games, and the controversies surrounding them. You can read the introductory remarks for the series here. Apparently, Prison Tycoon isn’t much fun to play. “Apparently”, because even though I’ve played it myself, I wasn’t seeking entertainment. InContinue Reading
N.B. This post is an introduction to an upcoming two-part series on prison management games, and the controversies surrounding them. It’s a fair question to ask: are prison management games any less controversial than your average violent video game? Or any opus from the Grand Theft Auto family,Continue Reading
Teaching Games as Text: The Problem (Part 3 of 4) This is the third in a four-part series that reflects on a Composition II course taught in Spring 2013 called 20th Century PC Games. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. Here’s the thing about teaching gamesContinue Reading
The following is a guest post from Aris Politopoulos, Universiteit Leiden, Archaeology. There is a huge amount of modern fiction out there set in Ancient Greece or based on Ancient Greek themes. Television series, books, video games, board games, comics, you name it. Due to its long history and mythology and theContinue Reading