Stimulation, Not Simulation: An Alternate Approach to History Teaching Games.

EDUCATIONAL games; HISTORY education in universities & colleges; DISCUSSION in education; GROUP reading; LUTHER, Martin, 1483-1546; SOUTH Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720

The essay discusses a series of historical educational games developed by the author for use in his college history courses. He argues that these games, unlike historical simulation games, require students to understand historical reality. Focus is given to the use of these games in book discussions. Topics addressed by the games include theologian Martin Luther, French King Louis XIV, and the 18th-century South Sea Bubble financial crisis.