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Welcome
Welcome
"School of Nerds" is a project that centres around the use of video games in schools for learning, teaching, and personal development. The primary concept is to leverage students' love for video games. Certain games incorporate historical information or focus on other topics within the curriculum. On this website, you can find examples of such games, along with advice on how to effectively integrate them into educational settings.
Special thanks to students from Department of English and American Studies at Palacký University Olomouc for translating our website.
Namely: Daniela Naimanová, Kristýna Turská, Bedřich Kettner, Dennis Chládek
THE SETTING
THE SETTING
Because many games take place in different periods than ours, they allow us to explore the society of that time, along with architectural styles.
The picture above features an entry about Greek history from the game Civilization V.
The next picture shows the current state of the village Rataje and its portrayal in the game Kingdom Come: Deliverance, set in the year 1403.
HISTORICAL FIGURES
HISTORICAL FIGURES
Many games allow players to interact with and get to know many different historical figures.
The picture above features an entry about Alexander the Great from the game Civilization V.
The next pisture features an entry about Queen Victoria from the game Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, set in the year 1868 in London.
EXPERIMENTS
EXPERIMENTS
Some games use brain teasers and puzzles to help players learn because they can only be solved with the necessary knowledge and information.
The picture above shows the interface of the game Chemicus, designed to teach players chemistry and physics.
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