The video game ‘Red Dead Redemption II’ has sold over 64 million copies. Can it be used to teach history, too? MTStock Studio via Getty Images July 19, 2024 Why I turned the ‘Red Dead Redemption II’ video game into a history class on America’s violent past Tore Olsson, University of Tennessee A history professor recounts how being indoors during the pandemic led him to rediscover his fondness for video games – and to bring it into the classroom as well.
