Assassin's Creed III

Perceptions, Perspectives and Practices: A Study of the Players of Historical Games

This study surveys over 600 adult respondents from more than 30 countries to examine how players perceive and engage with historical games, a topic that prior research has largely confined to formal education settings involving adolescent students or undergraduates in history programs.

• The study surveys over 600 adult respondents from more than 30 countries, focusing on informal player engagement with historical games rather than classroom learning.
• Fewer than a quarter of respondents are students and over half hold non-academic occupations, so the authors frame the work as a study of the general public rather than of history learners, broadening its relevance beyond earlier student-focused research.
• Prior research on historical games has largely been confined to formal education settings involving adolescent students or undergraduate history majors, leaving informal player practices understudied.