AIMS (Antiquity in Media Studies) Workshop on Analog Games, Saturday, January 15th from 9:30 am – 4:00 pm (CST)
From simple mnemonic language games to complex historical simulations, games have a long history in the ancient world classroom. Outside the classroom too, analog board games, role-playing games, and live action games are thriving, but these two worlds can be challenging to bring together. This one-day online event will show, through practical examples and discussion by teachers experienced in game-based pedagogy, how various kinds of analog games can be used in the ancient world classroom. Whether you are a game-curious teacher or you want to expand your existing use of games in the classroom, this event is for you. We’ll discuss analog games from the large scale (live-action role-playing games like Reacting to the Past and megagames) to the small (tabletop board games and role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons) with demonstrations and practical examples of play and use.
Use this on-line registration portal [https://forms.gle/ZBzA1pvdLgkr9cxh8] to tell us who you are and to help us distribute player roles. The day before the workshop, you will receive the Zoom links, the workshop schedule, and other instructions. We look forward to exploring games with you! For questions, please contact Polly Hoover at phoover@ccc.edu