Game News They learn the history of the United States with the voice actors of Red Dead Redemption 2, anyone who missed this extraordinary course must be biting their fingers
Published on 03/21/2024 at 07:25
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Red Dead Redempion II is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished works in the history of video games and it served as a real historical lesson for an entire class… voice actors to boot. A course like any other.
Welcome to the USA
Rockstar is a fan of American satire with Grand Theft Auto, but also took pleasure in brilliantly depicting the very end of the 20th century in Red Dead Redemption II and more precisely the west of the USA: from forests to mountains by the way. through the many villages, ranches, more urban towns and even the Mexican desert, RDR2's open world is probably one of the most polished ever made, even five years later.
Enough for this video game reconstitution to serve as raw material for Tore Olsson, professor of history at the University of Tennessee: he holds a course there called “Red Dead America”, which is based on Red Dead Redemption and its sequel to explore the American history of 1999 to 1911. Enough to make more than one student drool.
VIPs and not just any
Definitely a good teacher, Tore Olsson can even pride himself on not doing things by halves: he simply invited Roger Clark and Rob Wiethoff into his class without the knowledge of his entire class, the voice actors who lent their voices to Arthur Morgan and John Marston. Stamps recognizable among a thousand for frankly cult characters. “It’s a really cool experience for both of us,” says Wiethoff. “We’re also teachers now, which is even cooler.”
Students in my “Red Dead History” class – the world’s first college course to use the #RDR video games to teach American history – were shocked when I brought in two surprise visitors the day before Spring Break. See their reactions below! pic.twitter.com/MwjltJI7kM
— Tore Olsson (@ToreCarlOlsson) March 13, 2024
In the video posted on X (formerly Twitter), we can see some extracts from the course, the interventions of the actors, but also the surprise generated among the students some of whom seem over the moon, not hesitating to take photos with the prestigious guests. And we understand them without difficulty! Note that Tore Olsson also used Red Dead Redemption for his book Red Dead's History, also exploring the history of the USA through the video games concerned.
We recall that the first Red Dead Redemption was recently released on PS4 and Nintendo Switch through a dedicated portwhile Rockstar is working on the famous Grand Theft Auto VI which may well break the internet (again).
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