Games Used To Teach History 42
Next Generation is reporting on the use of games in educational situations. From the article: "Age of Empires III deals with the conquest and colonization of the Americas; fertile ground for imaginative students. Taking on the role of a European power - desperate to grab land and resources - helps students understand the motivation and planning behind invasion. It also paves the way for learning about its consequences. That, at least, is the theory."
That is the theory indeed (Score:4, Funny)
Battlefield got me interested in WW2 (Score:5, Funny)
Don't want to teach kids violence. (Score:1, Funny)
I knew it the whole time (Score:3, Funny)
Which, come to think of it, explains a few things.
Re:Koei games (Score:2, Funny)