Für den @akgwds.bsky.social schreibe ich gern über mein nicht mehr heimliches Lieblingsthema: „Historische Authentizität in digitalen Spielen“
#GameStudies
gespielt.hypotheses.org/10245
I recently reorganised the collection of interviews I’ve collated on my website.
So if you want to see me talk excessively about the First World War, history in computer games, or various Star Wars topics then you can find lots of YouTube links here!
chriskempshall.com/speaking/
And we've got three different takes on research for medieval games from the worlds of indie TTRPGs (James Holloway, @gonzohistory.bsky.social), academia (Robert Houghton, @robehoughton.bsky.social), and AAA games (Maxime Durand):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7WE...
#research #history
I did a thing and you can listen to it here! Also do listen to the other videos in the thread of people with much more experience talking much more succinctly :)
Thoughts always welcome if you have any on the talk!
And this beautiful game on grief is out now! If you want to support Arab-made work about the Arab world, history, arts, and culture -especially in a time of destruction and erasure towards our people- I cannot recommend this game more.
store.steampowered.com/app/3451680/...
It's out! I was very excited to be asked to write about a minigame for Eteo Games, and I chose the Mirror Game in Her Story, a digital reimagining of the 19th century board game Reversi.
Although Rob Houghton's Conflicted Copy does sound like an obscure, halfway decent, but ultimately flawed strategy game...
Nonchalant whistling
📢 New CFP at #DH2026!
"Distant Past(s) – Current Future(s)" — full-day mini-conference on DH approaches to ancient & medieval studies.
Long & short talks welcome. ECRs encouraged.
📅 Deadline: May 1, 2026
🔗 vlandau.notion.site/distant-pasts-current-futures-2026
Hello #MedievalSky and #Antiquity from the #PresentDead!
Here's my #cfp for a hybrid conference on "interacting with the Dead in Antiquity & the Middle Ages", to be held in Graz, Austria on 2-4 Sept., 2026
presentdead.uni-graz.at/en/news/blog...
Please do circulate it to interested parties :)
On se retrouve à la Foire du livre de Bruxelles ce week-end ! J'y passerai une tête samedi 28 mars pour un entretien avec Andrzej Sapkowski à 10h-11h, et à 14h-16h pour des dédicaces sur le stand de Bragelonne - en très bonne compagnie, n'est-ce pas @vincentferre.bsky.social ? 😎
Only 14 hours left to support!
Don’t miss your chance to back our revenge fantasy deckbuilder, where you can take a billionaire to court for the river’s murder.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
#IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev
Figured a little educational post would be fun on how each of these characters came to be in terms of inspiration... Anyone interested in learning about Arabic cultural stereotypes?
🚨NEW ARTICLE OUT🚨
My most recent paper on historical agency & games is available in open access!
It deals with environmental studies, posthumanism, fantasy, the 'ontological turn' in the philosophy of history & my upcoming video-game, Galar.
Quick thread on the contents 🧵1/6
#gamestudies #gtp
Das Buch-Cover von »Spielgeschichte(n)« auf orangefarbenem Hintergrund.
Welche Geschichten erzählen wir über Spiele? Wie ergibt sich aus den vielen Einzelgeschichten eine eigene Geschichte des Spiels?
https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6640-3/
@letobili.bsky.social
#Spiel #Computerspiel #Geschichte #GameStudies
Happy international women’s day!
As an international woman I demand that you wishlist our game that’s out in a couple months (May 6th)
store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/...
Homer Simpson fades backwards into the hedge.
Nomination deadline coming up 2026-02-27!
Ensure your type of #digitalHumanities or #CLS or similar is represented!
dhawards.org/dhawards2025...
Or if lack of https is a worry, go direct to the Google form at: forms.gle/zRbPaw8hoBEo...
"Coding Medieval Worlds 6: Manuscripts and Mechanics" banner.
Looking forward to Coding Medieval Worlds 6, now one week away! We've got a great array of panels and discussions on this year's theme, including on research for #GameDev, history as mechanics, and getting information across to players!
Find out about these events at: exilian.co.uk/codingworlds/
Coding Medieval Worlds 6 A workshop for historians and game developers, 20-22 February 2026 Key Talks & Panels Saturday 21st February 14:00 Coding Medieval Worlds Keynote by CMW convenor James Baillie. 18:30 Mechanics & Medievalisms Panel with Vinicius Marino Carvalho & Steven Anastasoff. Chaired by Tess Watterson. Sunday 22nd February 14:00 Research for Medieval Games Panel with James Holloway, Rob Houghton & Maxime Durand. Chaired by Kjelda Glimmerveen. 18:00 Communication and Information Panel with Lu Yahuai, Brian Bucklew & Jason Grinblat. Chaired by Mariana Lopez.
Along the way, as well as lots of space for open-format discussion on key problems in medievalist game dev, we'll be hearing from @jubalbarca.bsky.social, @jfg.land, @gonzohistory.bsky.social, @robehoughton.bsky.social, and @vinicius-marino.bsky.social among other excellent speakers :)
A copy of the book ‘Ancient Egypt in Video Games’ edited by Jennifer Cromwell
Always exciting to get the latest delivery off @dgb-history.bsky.social’s ‘Video Games and the Humanities’ conveyor belt!
📣 DEMO OUT NOW 🎮
FOLK EMERGING is a
🔥 stone Age
🦣 nomadic
⏳ turn-based
⬢ 4X strategy
Play the demo here 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/4352180?...
Cover of a book with a woman in purple standing in front of a TV camera, looking up. It is a shot from the show HBO Rome. The cover says: Audio-Visual Roman Women: Gender, History and Sceen Media. Facing it is the first page of a chapter: "Chapter 16: An Expedition Into Agency: The Portrayal of Roman Women in Expeditions: Rome"
Publication Day! Very pleased to see 'Audio-visual Roman Women: Gender, History and Screen Media' come out today, complete with my chapter on the agency of the female protagonist in Expeditions Rome.
Open access here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph-de...
Thanks very much Jenny, what a lovely thing to find in my feed! I hope you're having a great break.
My paper "'Was Barbarossa Not German?!' Nation, History, and Identity in Civilization Players’ Online Discussions" has just been published in the new issue of Eludamos! Very happy to see this out in the world
eludamos.org/index.php/el...
If you love play, this should be of interest:
The Playful Learning Conference (1st-3rd July, 2026) is open for submissions. Get those ideas submitted by the 2nd Feb!
Theme this year is "into the woods."
playfullearningassoc.co.uk/submit-a-ses...
Excited to be doing two talks this week in Istanbul on the Ottoman game projects I have worked on! Thanks to Tommaso Stefini for helping to organize the talk at Sabancı Uni. (Tuesday) and Emir Alışık for helping to organize the conversation and Q and A at ANAMED (Thursday) #gamedev #ottoman
And now, Writing Game Histories (2026) with cover art (courtesy of @murthynikhil.bsky.social’s Syphilisation)
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-g...
Interested in game-writing?
In early 2026 we'll be publishing a kaleidoscope: short articles by 100+ game writers - experts, freelancers, and juniors - about the craft.
~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games.
Sign up to be notified when it's ready here:
