Gaming the Past

PDFs of various presentations mostly for the benefit of attendees.

2018

Slides for “Playing with the Past: Videogames and History”, CCDSPEAKS 1/26/19
Facebook Video

2016
ISACS Annual Conference Presentation, “Crafting Simulated Worlds of Interactive Text: The Basics of Twine for History, English, and Language Teachers” 11/4/16 isacs-twine

2012

McCall GLSES Keynote 2012: “All the Theory and Optimism in the World Won’t Get Me through the Next 50 Minutes of Class: Game- and Simulation-based Learning in Practice.”

McCall Gaming the Past Workshop – GLSES 2012: “Gaming the Past and Present: A Practical Approach to Using Video Games in History and Social Studies Classes.”

Handout: McCall – sample_problem_space_diagram

Inform Brainstorming Cards – Use these to teach, practice, and physically plot out the basics of rooms, characters, dialogue, and objects