History-Themed Games in History Education: Experiences on a Blended World History Course Mehmet Sükrü ¸ Kuran1 , Ahmet Erden Tozo˘glu2 , Cinzia Tavernari3 1 Department of Computer Engineering, Abdullah Gul University, Kayseri, Turkey 2 Department of...
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History-Themed Games in History Education: Experiences on a Blended World History Course Mehmet Sükrü ¸ Kuran1 , Ahmet Erden Tozo˘glu2 , Cinzia Tavernari3 1 Department of Computer Engineering, Abdullah Gul University, Kayseri, Turkey 2 Department of Architecture, Abdullah Gul University, Kayseri, Turkey 3 Extra, Pisa, Italy E-mails:{sukru.kuran, ahmet.tozoglu}@agu.edu.tr, c.tavernari@gmail.com Abstract—In this paper we explain our experiences and ob- of the nation such as technological and cultural development, arXiv:1805.00463v1 [cs.CY] 26 Apr 2018 servations on a blended world history course which combines expansion, military conflict, and city development. classical lecture and discussion elements as well as video game Considering the aforementioned "history as a process" phi- sessions in which the students play strategy video games with heavy historical focus. The course, named Playing with The losophy, it can be argued that these strategy games with de- Past, is designed to experi
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