The Holocaust in Video Games

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Around 100,000 players have already tried the game and Mr Bernard thinks that it will reach around 2 million users in the next year. He hopes that teachers and educators will use the game to reach younger people who perhaps have an experience stories about the Holocaust in other formats. "I'm big believer in making off things digital so teachers can just access it," he says.

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