History Games for Boys?: Gender, Genre and the Self-Perceived Impact of Historical Games on Undergraduate Historians
Historical games have a demonstrable impact on the development of their players’ formative understanding of history and it is increasingly clear that these media influence perceptions of history in the undergraduate classroom. This article considers the interactions of game genre and player gender i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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| In: |
Gamevironments
Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Pages: 1-49 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Board games
/ Video game
/ Computer game
/ History (Motif)
/ Educational game
/ History teaching
/ Gender-specific role
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| RelBib Classification: | ZA Social sciences ZB Sociology ZF Education ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
gamevironments
B 200 B Pedagogy B Historical Games B Gender B Genre |
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| Summary: | Historical games have a demonstrable impact on the development of their players’ formative understanding of history and it is increasingly clear that these media influence perceptions of history in the undergraduate classroom. This article considers the interactions of game genre and player gender identity as determining factors for the impact of historical games on undergraduate perceptions of history through a survey (n=172) conducted at the University of Winchester. The article highlights correlations between maleness, strategy and action games, and high levels of reported influence of games on historical understanding. On this basis, it argues that genre of game is the main driver for influence over historical perceptions and that gender identity correlates indirectly with this influence. |
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| ISSN: | 2364-382X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Gamevironments
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.26092/ELIB/918 |