HSTR300C

Gaming and the Historical Imagination

Games can be informative and fun in helping us to understand historical events and processes; however, they can also be deceiving, impairing our understanding of the past through misleading information. Many games have a narrow cultural framework that may subtly or overtly project certain biases and values. Video and board games are played and then critically analyzed, and the pros and cons of using games to represent historical situations are discussed.