Comments on: Who Would Win? http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/a-demonstration/ Rob MacDougall Dot Org Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Three More Half-Baked Ideas - THATCamp Games http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/a-demonstration/#comment-22381 Three More Half-Baked Ideas - THATCamp Games Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:38:15 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=609#comment-22381 [...] other forms of play? What can we learn from the action figure playset, or arguments about “who would win?“, or the “barely games” we play in our heads on car trips, at bus stops, standing [...] [...] other forms of play? What can we learn from the action figure playset, or arguments about “who would win?“, or the “barely games” we play in our heads on car trips, at bus stops, standing [...]

]]> By: Rebooting Counterfactual History with JFK Reloaded | Play The Past http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/a-demonstration/#comment-15038 Rebooting Counterfactual History with JFK Reloaded | Play The Past Thu, 19 May 2011 15:01:52 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=609#comment-15038 [...] the Past’s own Rob MacDougall has written elsewhere about the value of counterfactual history—it’s what MacDougall calls “playful historical thinking” (a nod, I’m [...] [...] the Past’s own Rob MacDougall has written elsewhere about the value of counterfactual history—it’s what MacDougall calls “playful historical thinking” (a nod, I’m [...]

]]> By: Pastplay http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/a-demonstration/#comment-1370 Pastplay Wed, 05 May 2010 11:08:46 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=609#comment-1370 [...] played a little Who Would Win, a little Would You Rather, and a terrific round of the Old New Liar’s Club, all described in [...] [...] played a little Who Would Win, a little Would You Rather, and a terrific round of the Old New Liar’s Club, all described in [...]

]]> By: Rob http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/a-demonstration/#comment-1369 Rob Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:01:46 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=609#comment-1369 No worries, Matt. I hadn't heard of the show myself until I wrote that post, but clearly vikings vs. samurai is a question with legs. :) No worries, Matt. I hadn’t heard of the show myself until I wrote that post, but clearly vikings vs. samurai is a question with legs. :)

]]> By: Matt Norwood http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/a-demonstration/#comment-1368 Matt Norwood Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:40 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=609#comment-1368 Ah, never mind. I'm still catching up on your recent spurt of blogging. Ah, never mind. I’m still catching up on your recent spurt of blogging.

]]> By: Matt Norwood http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/a-demonstration/#comment-1367 Matt Norwood Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:01:10 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=609#comment-1367 Have you seen this? http://www.spike.com/full-episode/viking-vs-samurai/31558 I caught a few seconds of it on a tv in my hotel room last week. Looked awful, but they do seem to have had the same idea, and I got the impression that they try to justify their conclusions, just as you propose. Have you seen this?

http://www.spike.com/full-episode/viking-vs-samurai/31558

I caught a few seconds of it on a tv in my hotel room last week. Looked awful, but they do seem to have had the same idea, and I got the impression that they try to justify their conclusions, just as you propose.

]]> By: Would You Rather http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/a-demonstration/#comment-1366 Would You Rather Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:30:50 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=609#comment-1366 [...] You RatherWho Would Win?Survival of the FunnestPlayful Historical ThinkingThe Unit [...] [...] You RatherWho Would Win?Survival of the FunnestPlayful Historical ThinkingThe Unit [...]

]]> By: The Constructivist http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/a-demonstration/#comment-1365 The Constructivist Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:52:45 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=609#comment-1365 Wow, now I can send my colleagues to that post for explanation of why we should junk 1/3 of our gen ed program and teach history via playing, critiquing the assumptions behind the design of, and trying to improve upon/design a competitor to Civ! Wow, now I can send my colleagues to that post for explanation of why we should junk 1/3 of our gen ed program and teach history via playing, critiquing the assumptions behind the design of, and trying to improve upon/design a competitor to Civ!

]]> By: The Constructivist http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/a-demonstration/#comment-1364 The Constructivist Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:49:16 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=609#comment-1364 Rob, I'm not knocking the question at all! What's banal for some is fun for most, right? And can go in all different directions, most unexpected.... Thanks for the link--will check it out. Rob, I’m not knocking the question at all! What’s banal for some is fun for most, right? And can go in all different directions, most unexpected….

Thanks for the link–will check it out.

]]> By: Ho’od Win? Vikings vs. Samurai - Clickers and Counterfactual Thinking http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2010/03/a-demonstration/#comment-1363 Ho’od Win? Vikings vs. Samurai - Clickers and Counterfactual Thinking Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:05:41 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=609#comment-1363 [...] his “Old is the New New” blog, Rob MacDougall recently argued that the question “If a viking and a samurai fought, who would win?” has great potential for helping students learn to think critically.  Here’s why: Take [...] [...] his “Old is the New New” blog, Rob MacDougall recently argued that the question “If a viking and a samurai fought, who would win?” has great potential for helping students learn to think critically.  Here’s why: Take [...]

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