Video Games being educational - will that be the norm in the future?
Recently, Ubisoft announced a historical "discovery tour" for, students and lecturers, thoroughly checked by historians and Egyptologists for their latest title, Assassin's Creed Origins. It really piqued my interest as it's one of those rare moments where video games are actually educational. I do hope that's the future of gaming.
What do you think?
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Assassin's Creed series has been educational, however it also adds its own fictional stuff. So you probably shouldn't use it as reference to your exams.
Every assassins creed game ever is based off of some sort of historical event
Give me another (good)Carmen Sandiego game. It's been awhile.
There are allot of educational games, some games teach you about real world history and even different takes on how history could have gone, most games with dialogue can expand your vocabulary, there are many games such as choice-based ones that teach you about morality as well as choices and consequences and the list goes on. Honestly, it's probably already the norm for allot of people, heck, I'm pretty sure that simulation games for one help people such as pilots out and in all honesty, I've probably learned more from video games than I have from school.
It is targeted at teachers and institutions, I doubt they'd dare to make it inaccurate. It will just add fuel to the flame of their already somewhat bad reputation for milking franchises.
Other than the database entries, there is nothing educational. Not that I can see of, other than adding historical characters and events in. I doubt anyone would reference it in their exams. If they're playing these games, I'm sure they have a certain level of awareness and maturity.
But a potentially wholly educational video game with a DLC? Now that's not something we see every day.
I'm sorry, but did you read my post? Your comment is absolutely irrelavent.
It would be cool for them to have some more educational merit, but we still have to keep in mind the "fun" aspect of games. For things like Assassin's Creed, you won't be able to simply jump in and learn, you need to go through the tutorial, story beats, etc. All the "game" bits still exist.
"And if you look to your left -- above that assassinated body -- you will see the majestic Sphinx." Educational: maybe, appropriate for all: maybe not....
I really wonder if people even read the main post... lol.
Its a separate add on mainly focused on historical accuracy. Search it up for more info. Ubisoft clearly said it was an educational project. It's confirmed any other game features such as combat is removed. It was referred to as a "giant meuseum" where you can "freely explore or learn through a guided tour".
Okay.. well I guess that's fine.
Problem with games that are primarily designed to be educational from the start, that they have almost next to no production value. Companies simply don't see educational game to sell millions of copies in a week to justify it.
So while Assassin's Creed series is indeed full of fiction, I'm far more likely to be engaged even if it's not a subject I'm all that interested in.
You mentioned that you checked AC origins and noticed it was educational and have only just decided to state this after nearly 10 years of the game series being out. Did you even read your own post
Hope not, I play video games for fun, I study to study, I dont want fun and study to mix
to be fair, assassin's creed is targeted at people who like fun >:^)
I loved the Carmen Sandiego games!! I've literally been trying to search for them to relive my childhood memories.
Wholly educational? No, that isn't common but educational in itself? Every video game provides at least a tiny bit of wisdom and there are games that exist for the sole purpose of education, sadly they mostly cater towards children. To be honest, I wouldn't mind adult versions of those games.
I just wonder how this DLC will be received. Video Gaming, at it's core, has always been about the enjoyment, not everyone is fascinated by history but I am so I'll give it a try.
As of now, we have little information of how all of it is going to work. It's also been mentioned the target audience are lecturers and their students. I too am curious about how it will be recieved. Because surely, no Mature rated game have ever been educational, in a sense - it's still about enjoyment.
Also, you need the base game for the DLC, which is free. (Great!)
‘Recently, Ubisoft announced a ‘discovery tour’.” I’m damn sure I did read it.
Also, 10 years? It was announced 3 days ago.
https://blog.ubi.com/assassins-creed-origins-discovery-tour-shows-different-side-ancient-egypt/
Assassin’s Creed has never been educational other than this add on. I’m really confused as to what you’re going on about. So you’re saying a sci fi story is educational? Okay... I respect that.
Sci-fi? Wtf are u smoking assassin's creed isn't even sci-fi at all, it has 1 sci-fi aspect and that is literally just one scene in assassins creed 3. Assassin's creed 2 discovered Rodrigo de Borja's corruption and the renaissance, assassin's creed 3 showed us the American revolution, ad unity was showing us what was happening in the French Revolution, at black flag was showcasing the golden age of piracy and was also where I found out how Blackbeard really died irl, we have the industrial revolution in syndicate, and we also get to have a look at Charles Darwin etc who tells us about his theory of evolution and even has a quest where u need to take down posters of him which were actual real life posters that people did and that I studied in biology, Origins is gonna give us a look at ancient Egypt, Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and possibly slavery, speaking of which the freedom cry dlc showed us how slavery went down, and how they were auctioned and transported on ships and the living conditions they worked in, so if u say that ac has never been educational until now then u clearly haven't played any of them.
And what kind of mindset are u in rn? I said the series has been going for nearly 10 years, not origins.
Coming in with insults isn’t making anybody take you seriously. AC has never been outright educational. I’m not going to use AC to revise for my history exam. I could, now that is a major could use Discovery Tour to study my exams regarding Ancient Egypt.
Actually, have YOU played any of the games? The entirety of the Desmond Saga is based around the theme Sci-Fi. Which is to say, also the peak of the franchise. Blag Flag onwards have moved on, but the core and roots of Assassin’s Creed has always been Sci-Fi, for 6 whole years. That is more than half of the lifespan of the series.
I have nothing against you bro, don’t take it seriously. I’m sorry if I had hurt you in any way. Peace!
I’ve played every single one apart from the first game and know that the Desmond sequences last like 10-20 minutes and aren’t even a part of the main game, just one mission or so, therefore saying the entire series is a part of the sci-fi genre just because of the odd mission is just stupid. And also everything around here is apparently an insult so I’m not even going to make a full response to that.
Look I hardly read anything on what you guys were talking about but what I am going to say is that AC is part sci-fi and historical.
The entirety of the historical parts are simulations, some of the Assassin weapons were created by a sci-fi plot the apple gave Altair the idea of the gun blade thing, The assassin's and Templars both hunt down mysterious artefacts and hide edvidence from Eden being a city.
AC1-3 took place in three month's or so, time travel exist in AC according to AC1 emails, the games take place in our time, Ezio was seeing the memories from Altair in Revelations and etc
The creator himself said AC is sci-fi but Ubisoft just put it on the background
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1733492-Patrice-Desilets-reveals-new-tidbits-about-his-time-with-AC
You can call it historical for all I care but ''therefore saying the entire series is a part of the sci-fi genre just because of the odd mission is just stupid'' I disagree.
Yeah. Assassin's Creed series is definitely sci-fi. It has race that created humans as slaves and then there is this Apple of Eden, that you get to use as a weapon albeit briefly. Planetary shield, hologram like entities contacting people in the past and present to do their bidding. Not to mention a device that can create environments out of characters DNA to discover where stuff like Apple of Eden might be stored.
Then the part what it's famous for, historical stuff with their historically accurate log entries, spiced with some fictional ones.
Templars and Assassins exploring past to find powerful artifacts has been major plot point since the first game in the series.
I mean I’m fine with that. The history is one of the reasons I enjoy Assassin creed. When I played Assasins creed 3 and saw the revolution I was like “oh yeah I remember learning about this”. But I’m not sure if a rated M game should be aimed towards kids education.
jeez fam read the post, they're not mixing whatsoever
Or that our creators stored their minds in machines waiting to be released (Juno AC3), human beings having first civ DNA so they can use Eagle Vision, One guy that commited suicide and still visits you somehow in the simulatioms by hacking before he died, some humans were able to create things with their mind ones, little rings that form shields that project you from projectiles, some people like the Sages and etc.