Event Type: Branch

Takes Place: 28th February 2025

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Reading School, Lecture Theatre

Description: Historical video games blend immersive experiences of the past with potential educational value, offering detailed and accurate environments. This talk will introduce the idea of historiographical video games and explores their benefits and drawbacks as research and educational tools, with a particular focus on games based on Japanese history. It will explore how video games can engage players by immersing them in the complexity of the past, from ancient civilizations to modern conflicts, and bridge the gap between history and technology, considering how video gaming can enhance understanding of the past for both adults and youth.

How to book: Booking not required. Pre-lecture supper bookings to email r.a.houlbrooke@reading.ac.uk

Price: £3 - Free to HA members, Associates and Students

Email: sexton44@gmail.com

Organiser: Reading Branch HA.

Lecturer: Dr Christopher Gerteis (SOAS)

Region: South-East England

Branch: Reading