This. I probably wouldn't have even gotten interested in guitar if it wasn't for Guitar Hero. Also, I get to play drums in my friend's band somewhat thanks to the Rock Band drums.Evilbunny said:
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Assassin's Creed made me go and learn about the Crusades, etc. I never really knew what the Crusades were all about, then I played Assassin's Creed and it inspired me to study up about them.
Medal of Honor Allied Assault and Rome Total War got me interested in their respective time periods, and Rise of Nations taught me alot about history and Civilization in general. Plus, games like Rome and RoN make history class a lot more interesting because it gives you, however simplified and innacurate, context on what it's like ruling a nation. I.e. when learning about a rebellion, instead of thinking 'yeah, whatever,' you think 'Oh man, that sucks! I hate it when the peasants revolt!'
I think "Pharaoh" on PC had a large role in sparking my interest in Ancient Egypt as a kid.
And then there's all the references from games like Fallout 3 that I've learnt about from wikis and such.
I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of it right now.
And then there's all the references from games like Fallout 3 that I've learnt about from wikis and such.
I'm sure there's more, but I can't think of it right now.
-BioShock has interested me in reading Atlas Shrugged (still haven't found a copy to borrow yet.), and I've really gotten into the game's soundtrack (Cohen's Masterpiece is truly phenomenal)
-After playing (or during) Perfect Dark Zero, I started complain to one of my brothers that 2020 was too soon in the future for them to have all the things they had. He said that I should either shut up or do something about it, which is what got me started on my future spy novel, set 100 years in the future. I also got two of the Perfect Dark books, which are really good and a lot better than the game is.
-After playing Mass Effect and Half Life 2 & the episodes, I really got into the back stories for each and the character bios as well. Also, I got both of the Mass Effect books (really good.)
-Assassin's Creed has been a fun one to use because way back when I had a art history class I kept telling the teacher that I went to the Dome of the Roc and a bunch of other places that we were studying that were also in the game (even though I never been to those places in real life.). One of my favorite thing that I told her was that I went to & climbed up the Dome of the Roc and that the guards there weren't too happy about it. I told her I did that because I was looking for a guy named Tallal, a guy w/ cornrows that kept running away from me. (she actually thought this was true.)
and finally, I've often used Half Life, Mass Effect and BioShock as examples of advanced science in my earth history class (told the teacher that Mass Effect:Revelation was a book of this guy's theory of what will happen in the future, how alien races will look and why, etc.) and I used the Half Life series as a example a awful lot in my American History class.
-After playing (or during) Perfect Dark Zero, I started complain to one of my brothers that 2020 was too soon in the future for them to have all the things they had. He said that I should either shut up or do something about it, which is what got me started on my future spy novel, set 100 years in the future. I also got two of the Perfect Dark books, which are really good and a lot better than the game is.
-After playing Mass Effect and Half Life 2 & the episodes, I really got into the back stories for each and the character bios as well. Also, I got both of the Mass Effect books (really good.)
-Assassin's Creed has been a fun one to use because way back when I had a art history class I kept telling the teacher that I went to the Dome of the Roc and a bunch of other places that we were studying that were also in the game (even though I never been to those places in real life.). One of my favorite thing that I told her was that I went to & climbed up the Dome of the Roc and that the guards there weren't too happy about it. I told her I did that because I was looking for a guy named Tallal, a guy w/ cornrows that kept running away from me. (she actually thought this was true.)
and finally, I've often used Half Life, Mass Effect and BioShock as examples of advanced science in my earth history class (told the teacher that Mass Effect:Revelation was a book of this guy's theory of what will happen in the future, how alien races will look and why, etc.) and I used the Half Life series as a example a awful lot in my American History class.