To some, the idea of getting an education while playing triple-A videogames will seem silly at first. How can a game be trusted with such a responsibility? Even those set in the real world stretch the truth and often delve into the fantastical.
However, this year has been host to a number of games that try to teach people about the past. Take Assassin’s Creed Origins, a game that lets you explore Ancient Egypt in its entirety - or, at least, what we currently have mapped out after years of excavation.
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While exploring the game’s virtual sands and cities, you might learn about the embalming process, you might see the pyramids of Giza in their former glory - wandering within them, even exploring a hidden chamber that was only located by archaeologists after the game’s release. It is the kind of 1:1 experience of a long lost geography that only videogames can offer. Having not been to Egypt myself one of the discoveries I made was how small the Sphinx actually is - it looks much bigger in the movies.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves - after all, you might come out the other side of Assassin’s Creed Origins believing Cleopatra had a posh English accent. Likewise, this year saw Call of Duty leave behind the rocket-boost jumps of the far future to return to its own roots in the past while screaming “boots on the ground!” at every opportunity.
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