Old is the New New

An interesting interview with Sid Meier. We may think Civ is about history, but it is really about psychology: a diabolical Skinner box of operant conditioning.

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One of the challenges in designing games or activities for education is the interface between a game’s subject and its mechanics. Picture if you will the classic computer game John Kerry Tax Invaders, released by the GOP during the 2004 election. The gameplay is identical to Space Invaders, but instead of a ship you control [...]

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If you’re getting the idea that what I mean by “playful” historical thinking is better known as “bad” historical thinking, go to the head of the class.

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Vikings vs. Samurai!

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In the world of historical texts, good stories win. What wins in the world of history games and play?

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History is too important to take seriously.

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Build your own alternate universe.

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As history is awesome, it deserves an awesome shirt.

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“I, Robot meets the Risorgimento,” says my man Mike G. From a humongous thread of alternate geography at alternatehistory.com.

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“Joe Kennedy Trains the President:” Another history comic from Kate Beaton–she just keeps hitting them out of the park.

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