01.05.2010, 13:39
Thaks to all of you who have replied to this post with excellent suggestions and comments. It looks like "The Longest Day' is the most popular, but the 'Brothers n Arms" and 'Medal of Honor" suggestion from catdog 5 was an excellent idea. I am going to assemble a montage of footage from the various films, and games into a proper sequence.
Using game footage is very odd for a lot of schools, however is one avenue which has not really been explored by educators properly. the idea is to treat the material critically as a text, and then get the students to decide if they are an accurate portrayal of events or not, by comparing them with other sources. One thing that is clear, is that the games, particularly 1946, can be used as an educational tool, and computer simulations are overlooked by most teachers.
Thanks again to all who contributed. It is a credit to this community that you support requests like this with such enthusiasm.
Using game footage is very odd for a lot of schools, however is one avenue which has not really been explored by educators properly. the idea is to treat the material critically as a text, and then get the students to decide if they are an accurate portrayal of events or not, by comparing them with other sources. One thing that is clear, is that the games, particularly 1946, can be used as an educational tool, and computer simulations are overlooked by most teachers.
Thanks again to all who contributed. It is a credit to this community that you support requests like this with such enthusiasm.