Teaching With Roleplaying Games

Roleplaying Games (RPG) offer a uniquely dynamic teaching practice. Educational RPGs invite students to roleplay as historical figures or character types navigating complex scenarios. My students have roleplayed as golden age hip hop artists, presidential campaign teams, and citizens debating for/against Maya Lin’s proposed Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1980. Any scenario is possible! The length of these games can span from one class period to an entire semester. It just depends on your objectives.

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Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno)
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2025-04-25
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Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences
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Teaching With Roleplaying Games

Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno)
Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences
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Teaching With Roleplaying Games

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Abstract

Roleplaying Games (RPG) offer a uniquely dynamic teaching practice. Educational RPGs invite students to roleplay as historical figures or character types navigating complex scenarios. My students have roleplayed as golden age hip hop artists, presidential campaign teams, and citizens debating for/against Maya Lin’s proposed Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1980. Any scenario is possible! The length of these games can span from one class period to an entire semester. It just depends on your objectives.

Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno)
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