History Adventures - Doha, Qatar

The future of learning is here. History Adventures, World of Characters is a revolutionary, fully interactive, cross-platform digital learning series created by Spencer Striker, PhD, Digital Media Design professor at Northwestern University in Qatar. The product was released in 2020 with Revolutions & Industrialization (1750-1900) available on Apple Books. Its success was celebrated with positive reviews in various media, ranging from education technology to screenwriting, along with the prestigious Horizon Interactive Gold Award for Best Education app. The newest work, Empires & Interconnections (1450-1750), was released on Apple Books in October 2020, followed by a successful port of Revolutions & Industrialization to Chromebooks in November 2020. In December 2020, History Adventures,  

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World of Characters was Shortlisted for Best Educational App at the 2020 Reimagine Education Awards (the ‘Oscars’ of Education). Drawing inspiration from popular games such as Oregon Trail and Civilization, as well as Assassin’s Creed, History Adventures, World of Characters offers an innovative approach to history education by combining creative techniques, including historical flash fiction, dynamic cinemagraphs, 2.5D, Immersive 3D, 360 panorama, interactive infographics, choose your own adventure, sound design, original music, and adaptive assessment. From the gardens of Babylon to the stockyards of Chicago, the five-millennium journey of interactive content offers something for everyone. History Adventures, World of Characters presents a fresh perspective