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Leaving In The Past: The Role History Plays In Video Games, Joseph Fordham

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

How can something considered by many within academia as childish or a waste of time be potentially useful in presenting or even studying history? Not only has the video game industry grown into one of the largest forms of media in the world, but these games are also finding use as a training aid for the military and major companies, as an advertising medium, and, most importantly, as a tool for teaching. As developmental capabilities improve with new generations of graphics hardware, video games are turning towards the recreation of real-world and historical events. This drive towards realism and accuracy …

Karl E. Peace Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the personal and research papers of Karl E. Peace, Professor of Biostatistics at Georgia Southern University and namesake of the Karl E. Peace Center for Biostatistics and Survey Research. Materials span 1941 to 2018 and include, correspondence, teaching materials, published articles, and manuscripts. A small portion of 3 photographs and artists renderings are also included. This collection is still undergoing processing.

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