Hot off the press: Mashing Up History and Heritage in #AssassinsCreedOdyssey, my open access article for Games and Culture. While there's always an academic time lag, seeing this in print has brought back fond memories of exploring ACO's world back in 2018 https://t.co/wkviW3ebVT
🎮 Video games are no longer just entertainment. They are tools for change.
The #BristolDigitalGameLab is pioneering this shift, asking not just what games are, but what they can do for society.
Watch the full video to learn more 👉 https://t.co/j1w8nPXtfc
@RichardAlanCole
💥 Great to see the research of Dr Beth Rebisz (@UoBrisHistory), Dr Richard Cole (@Bristol_CLAH), Dr Paul Merchant & Prof Ed King (@BristolHiPLA) feature in the latest Research Frontiers newsletter
Read the issue to find out more about our research 👇
https://t.co/vazMOVZsBQ
This was such a fantastic conversation.
@lexie_henning is the most accommodating host and her questions were nuanced and thought-provoking throughout. It does help that we share a love of all things Classics and gaming, which definitely comes across.
Today on Ancient Office Hours, Dr. @RichardAlanCole , a lecturer in Digital Classics at the University of Bristol, drops by to discuss merging the ancient world with contemporary digital mediums, the Virtual Reality Oracle project, and using VR in education/classrooms.
🎮#Play is a powerful learning tool
#LearnersFirst#Videogames can be ideal for:
➡️exploring reconstructed historical locations
➡️piecing together a #narrative from fragmented and conflicting accounts
This #HISTOLAB Tutorial, made in cooperation with @HistoryGamesNet, proposes 2⃣ games developed by @CharlesGames_cz (Attentat 1942 and Svoboda 1945) as a means of engaging with #history through videogames.
It also tackles:
➡️challenges,
➡️possible classroom themes and
➡️further practical guidance
Other #HISTOLAB tutorials here: https://t.co/I7yfL8snb1
#HistoryAtHeart
CfP alert! 📢 Mythological Game Studies Conference
@maciejwpaprocki and I are organizing an online conference on mythology & video games (May 2025). We're interested in everything games, myth, mythology & mythologies! Abstract deadline: Feb 2!
For more: https://t.co/hvqGbHoUUr
Calling all students - come join the #BristolDigitalGameLab Wed. 6 Nov., 2pm for an incredible game writing workshop led by Adrienne Law and @ChrystalDing from the writing team behind award-winning @larianstudios, creators of @baldursgate3. Sign up here: https://t.co/IsdU1WsLhr
@rostron_claire @Classical_Assoc Wow, what a day! Thanks so much for coming, especially considering the packed schedule. Hope you found it interesting. And that's the benefit of hybrid - open to all!
@AM_Christensen Thanks, Alexis! Much appreciated. Would love to hear what your students think of the ideas, should they explore them. Between this and the gaming work, you’re doing so much to broaden student horizons.
Really looking forward to helping kick off this exciting and timely series. In addition to some very serious discussion of gen AI and authorship, I'll be sharing some of my own (comical) attempts at generating Homeric poetry using a variety of gen AI tools.
Join us @UniRdg_Classics for the first #GenAI and #AncientWorld Studies public talk by @RichardAlanCole (Bristol) on "The AI Question, or What if Homer had ChatGPT", Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 from 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (London Time). Please register here:
https://t.co/cZd5L4Kicx
Join us @UniRdg_Classics for the first #GenAI and #AncientWorld Studies public talk by @RichardAlanCole (Bristol) on "The AI Question, or What if Homer had ChatGPT", Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 from 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (London Time). Please register here:
https://t.co/cZd5L4Kicx
Book your place for MyWorld's panel discussion and Skills Bootcamp launch event. We're offering fully funded Virtual Production training and career development for those in the creative industries🎊
📆 23rd September
📍In-person at Watershed, or online 👇
https://t.co/Lp1iwSlbGt
Calling all #Unity#UnrealEngine developers with #fullstack#API experience! We're hiring a Senior Game Tech Engineer @MeaningMachine_ . An exciting opportunity to work on both game dev and backend systems - and shape the future of AI in games!
https://t.co/G3D89ObN51
⚔️ Dr @hannahmarie_c tells us about her @ahrcpress collaborative project which explores what it means to be fit for combat in the ancient and modern world
Read how the project seeks to inform policy and understanding around mental and physical health 👉 https://t.co/VVvCl2jIrw
Congratulations to Prof Esther Eidinow (@Bristol_CLAH) who has been elected a Fellow of the @BritishAcademy_! 🥳
Read more about Prof Eidinow's fascinating research into ancient Greek society & culture, including the highly original VR Oracle project 👇
https://t.co/WMWxEzOx2Q