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- Title
PLAYING WITH THE WAR OF 1812: TEACHING HISTORY WITH GAMES AND 'PLAYFUL HISTORICAL THINKING'.
- Authors
Compeau, Timothy
- Abstract
The complexities of the War of 1812 tend to get lost in the bicentennial commemorations. This paper explores the use of games and Robert MacDougall's concept of "playful historical thinking" as ways to let students and museum visitors discover the conflicting interpretations and uncertainties of the war. Specifically, this paper examines the alternate reality game (ARG) Tecumseh Lies Here which ran in the Fall of 2011.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; BATTLE of the Thames, Ont., 1813; TECUMSEH, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813; ALTERNATE reality games; WAR of 1812; PLAY; PUBLIC history
- Publication
Canadian Issues / Thèmes Canadiens, 2012, p49
- ISSN
0318-8442
- Publication type
Article