As potencialidades pedagógicas do videojogo Assassin's creed origins na graduação em história: um estudo de caso no ensino superior português

Abstract

This article presents a pedagogical strategy for game-based learning using the video game Assassin's Creed Origins in History courses in Portugal. It considers the pertinence of this topic to the field of Digital Humanities, particularly in the teaching of History, given the motivational and recreational potential of historical content. As this is an ongoing case study since 2020, we present the activities carried out and the perceptions of the students and teachers involved, which were closely aligned with the few studies already developed in this field, namely recognising the advantages in the construction of historical knowledge, due to the possibility of interacting with this content, but also some limitations, particularly with regard to digital competence of the integration of these resources in an educational environment and the lack of suitable infrastructure for developing this methodology.