5 Essential Things Video Games Can Teach Us

5. Assassin's Creed - A Lesson In History
Very rarely is a gaming environment as detailed and lifelike as the worlds of the Assassin's Creed series. Rarer still is a storyline that adheres so perfectly to reality, containing so many elements of truth regarding the setting characters and events. The Assassin's Creed series has been subject to extensive research from its developers to ensure that each target dies where and when they are supposed to. Political turmoil and other aspects of the environment including the architecture are refined versions of human history ready for easy ingestion from an unsuspecting audience. From the introduction of the organization of "Hashasins" during the early crusades to the portrayal of Richard the Lionheart. After completing the games I found that I knew more about the Renaissance era and about the lives of Washington, Franklin and Jefferson than I had previously. Although the science of "genetic memory" is nonsense of the highest order, it opens the gate to this fun learning experience.
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