Meet the historians making sure video games get their facts right
www.abc.net.au
A new study has found that players who engage in historic games like Assassin's Creed or Age of Empires are driven to keep learning after they put down the controller. So historians are stepping up.
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The original was posted on /r/upliftingnews by /u/cuddleparrot on 2025-06-25 01:59:22+00:00.

This article talks about a recent study that found out players who like history games are likelier to develop an interest in learning history outside of videogames. As developers of a historical strategy videogame we believe in their potential to impact people, and we’re really proud to contribute to this and potentially spark an interest in history in our players!

What do you think about this? Have any of you ever become interested in history or a particular historical event or period thanks to a videogame? Which one?