Recent content by DoctorG

Hi! I've been using Civ IV in my university teaching - one of the earlier posters linked to my blog, which is how I came to find out about your query. You can contact me directly and I'd be glad to help out, or you might want to check out some of my writings about what I've done and how it's...

I'm still working on integrating civ into my classroom teaching. Big problem: how do you assess it? How do you give a grade for making a scenario? I posted the following on a 'technology & education' type forum, and thought it might also be interesting to post over here: -----> One of the...

By the way folks, if you're interested, my regular online Intro to Roman Civ/Culture class starts Thursday - plenty of space, cost is low, contact me privately if you're interested! Next cycle is in six weeks. Scenario building could be part of the assessment for this class too, I'll deal with...

So, the question's been posed: which scenarios do I plan on using? Well, it's by no means the best scenario out there, but I've got to use my own scenario, Year of the Four Emperors because I built it, after all, and it was my first... I want to use scenarios that are extremely 'tight' -...

Thanks for the offer! I might well take you up on that, as things progress. It'll be a while before I'm ready to go live...

Ah, ok - sorry! I figured scenario subforum was a good place to ask, but yep I see what you're saying.:goodjob:

Thanks to everyone who has responded so far! Some good stuff is coming through. Here's what I'm thinking at the moment about how this might work: I'm reading Ian Bogost's book Persuasive Games, where he makes the case that the rules of the games, the processes, are a kind of rhetoric for...

That's it exactly - those are the kinds of epiphanies that I'd hope a course using Civ might create! My understanding is that a lot of the game mechanics of Civ are based on Kennedy's book. But there are other ways of writing history, and I think targeted scenario building could explore these...

Hi Folks, I'm doing a bit of research - I've gotten the green light from my dean to develop some online ancient history classes that would either a) Civ scenarios as teaching aids in the regular lesson, or b) allow the creation and/or playing of scenarios as part of the final assessment of...

Hi Folks, It's been a while since I've done much with this scenario, but I did write up my experience in using it in one of my classes, which has just been published by the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for History, Classics, and Archaeology in the UK. Here's the link to the case...

Hi Folks, This mightn't be the best place to post this, but if you're looking for good source maps to use in your scenario and mod building, the Ancient World Mapping Center at the University of North Carolina has a number of free maps that may be downloaded - just look under their quick links.

Hi folks, New update (which is a bit of a tautology) available. See the first post in this thread. Thanks again to Carloquillo! :goodjob:

Actually, I tend to have a fairly good pass rate...!:mischief: Well. Some classes are better than others. Honestly: you pay all that money to get a kick at the can, you'd think you'd get off your butt to do the work and so not to waste it.... but that's a rant for another time, another place.

Hi Folks, Got talking to the Dean, and this scenario will be included in one of our classes! So I don't have to sneak it in. In fact, she was so enthusiastic, we're planning on developing one or two more for some of our other courses, which is fantastic. I'll post these here on civfanatics in...

I really like the early empire. Always have. But I like Etruscans too. I might someday put together an Ottawa Valley 19th century scenario, but that'll just be for amusement of my friends and neighbours! At the moment, I'm working on a scenario that explores the whole tricky area of...