Salutations! Here’s an update on the recent activities of the Simulating History lab: Adam (Research Associate) and Spencer (Programmer) have put many hours into the on-going bibliography of articles, books, and other resources that are important in Digital Media studies and for Simulating History. The bibliography will be available on the website when it is [...]
Since posting the 60-second “Simulating History” video on Youtube and our website, I have turned my attention to exploring the manner in which our work may be expressed through a short documentary. Having generated some questions with our brief “teaser”, I am now focusing more on the ideas and the practices of The Simulating History [...]
Welcome Canadians are concerned about their understanding of their history, and especially about the way that it is taught. The “Simulating History” project, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, is exploring the “ best potential” for educational computer simulations (sometimes called computer “serious games”) to teach Canadian history. Based at [...]