Many video games use history as a setting to entertain, but can computer games also convey humanities perspectives and scholarship about historical subjects? What are the factors that make a game “humanities” instead of just entertainment? This project suggests criteria for evaluating history games and their impacts on users.
My name is Brendan O'Hagen, and I completed my MLIS with a concentration in Archives in December 2025. As an emerging library professional with a subject specialty in History, my work is based around understanding the information needs of diverse groups of users, making resources more accessible and developing critical perspectives about the role of libraries in engaging communities.
Latest posts by Brendan O'Hagen (see all)
- Systematic Review of Rare Books - May 11, 2026
- Playing the Humanities: Computer Games & History - May 5, 2025