261: Playing the Past: Video Games and American History
The Department of Defense developed the very first video game and
the Oregon Trail taught a generation to live as a pioneer. Red Dead
Redemption 2 might be a major commercial success, but how
historically accurate is it of the Old West? On this episode,
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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
Each week we take a topic that people are t...
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The Department of Defense developed the very first video game and
the Oregon Trail taught a generation to live as a pioneer. Red Dead
Redemption 2 might be a major commercial success, but how
historically accurate is it of the Old West? On this episode,
Brian, Nathan and Ed explore the relationship between history and
video games in America.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
the Oregon Trail taught a generation to live as a pioneer. Red Dead
Redemption 2 might be a major commercial success, but how
historically accurate is it of the Old West? On this episode,
Brian, Nathan and Ed explore the relationship between history and
video games in America.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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