Today, for #BetterWorldsTheory, we start a week of reflecting on more expansive (and messy) notions of society with a look at Sid Meier's Civilization, and a common myth of history that's embedded in series game-play.
Can we shake off such linear thinking now, and look at our history of knowledge acquisition more creatively?
#MediaLiteracy #History #Historiography #Gaming
https://open.substack.com/pub/mlclark/p/common-myths-about-human-history
Oo. What a timely essay. The upcoming release of Civ VII had me thinking it was time to re-examine the assumptions built into 4X games about cultural development.
I LOVE how many Civ fiends have come out of the woodwork over this essay. ☺️