Playing with History: A Look at Video Games, World History and Libraries

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The ubiquity of video games in today's society presents unique challenges and opportunities for librarians and faculty. A significant subset of video games use historical periods as a setting, some with greater adherence to history than others. Many students are playing these games and bringing preconceived ideas of the historical period to the classroom. This article demonstrates how a working librarian has explained how video games and gaming technology can be used by history faculty in teaching Asian history and provides a brief look at the content of some of the more popular games available.View full textDownload full textKEYWORDSGaming, educational technology, libraries, information literacyRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02763911003707560