Teaching the Middle Ages Through Modern Games: Using, Modding and Creating Games for Education and Impact

by Robert and Houghton

Games can act as invaluable tools for the teaching of the Middle Ages. The learning potential of physical and digital games is increasingly undeniable at every level of historical study. These games can provide a foundation of information through their stories and worlds. They can foster understanding of complex systems through their mechanics and rules. Their very nature requires the player to learn to progress. The educational power of games is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110711966
• ISBN13: 9783110711967
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: de Gruyter Oldenbourg
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary