HIST 107 - History and Historically Based Games

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This course explores the way in which history is imagined, presented, formed, and deformed in historically based, deep strategy video games. Utilizing game theory, primary sources, and secondary readings, the course will analyze classic and contemporary games in an effort to answer such questions as: How does the narrative form of such games relate to their content? How can games serve as a pedagogical device? What do games reflect about our understanding of various historical periods? As a final project, students will develop their own historically based deep strategy game.