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Paul Milliman, "Do Gamer-Historians Dream of Virtual Sheep? The Playful Pedagogies of The University of Arizona Enhanced Experience for 'Age of Empires IV

Date: Oct 28, 2022 at 4:00pm to 5:30pm
The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies invites you to the third entry of its 2022-2023 Lecture Series, featuring Professor Paul Milliman of the University of Arizona! Paul Milliman has been teaching with and about medieval games for two decades. During this time, he noticed that more and more of his students developed a passion for historical research through the experience of playing historical computer games. He, therefore, jumped at the opportunity to work with the developers of Age of Empires IV to meet gamer-historians where they are and help them earn college credit in an innovative and exciting program. His presentation will explore the possibilities of experiential and experimental historical learning with medieval and modern games. **Free and Open to the Public** For Credit: Take a picture of yourself at the event and send a short reflection to apo.leadership.ai@gmail.com talking about the event and what you learned/took away from it.