The Great War and the Use of Video Games as Historical and Educational Resources: A Conversation

Authors

  • Stefan Aguirre Quiroga
  • Iro Filippaki Johns Hopkins University, United Kingdom

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14198/raei.2018.31.13

Keywords:

Great War, Video games, Historical and educational resources

Abstract

Iro Filippaki and Stefan Aguirre Quiroga exchange their views on the potentiality of video games as historical and educational resources in the study of the First World War.

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snakeheadinvade (2016): “Re: im sorry, but these soldier models look goofy.” Battlefield.com, 13 July 2016. https://forums.battlefield.com/en-us/discussion/comment/75836/#Comment_75836 [Accessed 16 Sep. 2017].

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15-12-2018

How to Cite

Aguirre Quiroga, Stefan, and Iro Filippaki. 2018. “The Great War and the Use of Video Games As Historical and Educational Resources: A Conversation”. Alicante Journal of English Studies / Revista Alicantina De Estudios Ingleses, no. 31 (December):195-99. https://doi.org/10.14198/raei.2018.31.13.

Issue

No. 31 (2018): Special Issue: Reading the First World War 100 Years after

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Copyright (c) 2018 Stefan Aguirre Quiroga, Iro Filippaki

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