Reacting to the Past and Role-Playing Games in Early Modern History

The author explores how history is portrayed in role-playing game Reacting to the Past, developed by Mark C. Carnes of Barnard College. Topics include how the game has spread since 2001, its interdisciplinary nature in depicting the early modern period, and how it portrays various historic aspects i...

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Auteurs: Fehleison, Jill 1965- (Auteur) ; Eurich, Amanda (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc. [2019]
Dans: The sixteenth century journal
Année: 2019, Volume: 50, Numéro: 4, Pages: 1142-1148
RelBib Classification:TA Histoire
ZF Pédagogie
Sujets non-standardisés:B EDUCATIONAL games
B HISTORY education
B ROLEPLAYING games
B Early Modern History
B INTERDISCIPLINARY education
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Résumé:The author explores how history is portrayed in role-playing game Reacting to the Past, developed by Mark C. Carnes of Barnard College. Topics include how the game has spread since 2001, its interdisciplinary nature in depicting the early modern period, and how it portrays various historic aspects including slavery, race, religion, gender relations, Imperialism, genocide, the environment, nation-building, politics, and medicine.
ISSN:2326-0726
Contient:Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal