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Entries Tagged as 'History@Play'

Speaking of Civilization

March 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

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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Tags: Asides · Games and Gaming · History@Play

History Invaders!

March 15th, 2010 · 3 Comments

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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Tags: Games and Gaming · History@Play · Teaching

Would You Rather

March 13th, 2010 · 7 Comments

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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Tags: History@Play · Teaching

Who Would Win?

March 10th, 2010 · 17 Comments

Vikings vs. Samurai!

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Tags: Alternate History · History@Play

Survival of the Funnest

March 9th, 2010 · 4 Comments

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

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Tags: History@Play

Playful Historical Thinking

March 8th, 2010 · 5 Comments

History is too important to take seriously.

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Tags: Academia · History@Play · Teaching

Discover Kymaerica

February 2nd, 2010 · 6 Comments

Build your own alternate universe.

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Tags: Alternate History · Found History · History@Play · Old Weird America

She Blinded Me With History

January 25th, 2010 · 16 Comments

As history is awesome, it deserves an awesome shirt.

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Tags: History@Play · Science!

The Great Golem Uprising

December 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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

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Tags: Alternate History · Asides · History@Play

Now Go Fight Your Brothers

September 25th, 2009 · No Comments

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

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Tags: Asides · History@Play