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I am begging people (incl. historians) to think more historically about this. We’ve already done “But how accurate is this film/TV show/video game, really?” so many times & we keep repeating the same basic questions and getting nowhere. AI is just the new shiny thing www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Anyone looking for (bleak) insight into what it’s been like at Cardiff University over the last few weeks, read this:

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Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University, by an anonymous academic. This is truly shocking read. The Cardiff executive board should hang their heads in shame. voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...

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Just gonna share this piece I wrote about the metaverse two years ago for Dezeen… www.dezeen.com/2023/01/19/m...

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Medievalism/games your thing? Do we have the event for you!

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The new school into which the remaining Humanities departments are to be merged is going to be the School of Global Humanities. Meanwhile, global languages will no longer be taught there.

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Cardiff UCU on the brutal & unnecessary cuts at Cardiff Uni announced yesterday: “Is this the kind of outward-facing, forward-looking Wales we want to be a part of? “This is an act of gross economic & cultural vandalism as well as being terrible for staff.” @ucu.org.uk youtu.be/PF3okajNhmc?...

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[reposted] The storm has broken at Cardiff University. Solidarity to everyone who is going to be affected by leaving the university, or by remaining as part of a substantially weakened workforce. Please join a union.

submitted 34 days ago • 21 comments

The humanities are gutted in Cardiff. These cuts are brutal & will do irreparable harm to education in Wales and UK The goal is to eliminate half or more of all Humanities academic posts across various schools and smush them together into one school On a side note, I might need a new affiliation

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A reminder: our call for contributions for the theme of Medievalism is open 🏰⚔️! You can submit ideas and/or content for editorial consideration any time between now and the end of March 2025. Read more about the theme, and submission guidelines, here👇: www.historicalgames.net/medievalism/

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The video of our Technology discussion panel event from Wednesday 4th December is now available here: youtu.be/Ud58BahFQc4. If you want to catch up on any of the posts check them out here: www.historicalgames.net/technology/. #gamingthepast #historicalgames

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Excited to be one of the keynotes for “Otherworldly Entertainment” this summer at the University of Copenhagen! Check out the cfp here: engerom.ku.dk/english/rese... #gamingthepast

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The HGN has worked with HISTOLAB to create a video tutorial, Video Games in the History Classroom, exploring how teachers might use games to engage their students. It uses @charlesgames.bsky.social Attentat 1942 & Svoboda 1945: Liberation as examples histolab.coe.int/activities/t... #gamingthepast

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Do you like #horror, #gothic, #occult and #videogames? We've got the event for you! The Dark Arts Research Group at the Univ. of Copenhagen is hosting a 3-day conference btwn 13-15 Aug 2025. The CFP is open and we have some bursaries available. Please share! Details 👇 engerom.ku.dk/english/rese...

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we’re hiring a historian! this is a really interesting opportunity for anyone considering alt-ac possibilities

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New on the HGN blog today: as a bridge between the Technology and Medievalism themes, we have @robehoughton.bsky.social’s post on Civilization, Tech Trees, and the Digital Dark Ages www.historicalgames.net/digital-dark... #gamingthepast #historicalgames

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I'm delighted to be involved with the Medievalism strand over at @historygamesnet.bsky.social. I know a lot of you are working on the Middle Ages or medievalism in games - if you want a great public platform for your work then I'd love to hear from you. Don't miss their massive back catalogue too!

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We are excited to announce our new quarterly theme: Medievalism! Guest-chaired/convened by @robehoughton.bsky.social, the theme will accept contributions from right now until March 2025. More details here: www.historicalgames.net/call-for-con... #historicalgames #gamestudies #gtp

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I wrote about my book 'The Middle Ages in Computer Games' for the Proofed blog from @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social and they turned it into one of my favourite ads ever. buff.ly/4fZMqHR

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Beneath all their rebellious posturing, Rockstar is weirdly Victorian, and we should talk about it. I'll go first: readdead.com/2024/12/04/i...

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And yet more new blog content! Today's post is the final entry by our Technology panel's speakers: Hannah Price explores some of the potential (and pitfalls) of using Generative AI tools to engage with historical storytelling, & create emotional resonance 👇 www.historicalgames.net/ai-and-histo...

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New today on the HGN blog! The 2nd of our upcoming event’s guest speakers Jonathan Ferguson (Royal Armouries) reflects on his time “reacting to” the depiction of firearms technology on YouTube, & how it fosters engagement with museums’ expertise & collections www.historicalgames.net/video-game-g...

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Yes!

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To all of you who has supported @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social's Dreams of a Pillow already: thank you so so so much for being a part of this ever-improbable dream of a Palestinian developer making a Palestinian game about Palestinian stories. Read up, signal boost, support at launchgood.com/1948

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New today on the HGN blog, the first of the posts from our guests for next week's Technology panel! @awildhistorian.bsky.social discusses the evolving relationship between museums and video games. www.historicalgames.net/levelling-up/ #historicalgames #gtp #gamestudies

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Part II of my examination of gender, misogyny, & homophobia in RDR2: a sprawling yet tiny game that's barely aware of most of the population, the writers' insults to women in the arts & sciences, their failures to grasp women's interiority, and much more. readdead.com/2024/11/27/i...

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Historical Games Network discussion panel coming up a fortnight today! Read more here, and register to attend and hear from a brilliant lineup of speakers 👇 #gtp #gamingthepast

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An attempt to untangle the knot of loathing and longing at the center of RDR2. Part I of my look at the game's treatment of gender: masculinity and homophobia. Plus, some bonkers unhinged dialog. readdead.com/2024/11/20/i...

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Historical Games Network discussion panel coming up a fortnight today! Read more here, and register to attend and hear from a brilliant lineup of speakers 👇 #gtp #gamingthepast

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go.bsky.app/DCc9miK Let me know if you're missing -- we still have plenty of room. And please help be a community and share the knowledge and fun by posting any games and history (with or without education) to the bsky.app/profile/did:... With #gamingthepast, #gtp, or #historygames

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My most recent book, on Red Dead, coedited with the brilliant Esther Wright!

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This is shocking and shit, and it’s one of the biggest problems historical games studies faces. Too many conservative academics with little substantive knowledge or experience about what games are or could be, in positions of power to stop any kind of field development with their terrible opinions

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So given that it looks like most of the academics & historians are heading over this way, I wanted to do a thread here about something that I think should be of serious concern to both historians in general and those who work in the field of 'historical games studies'. 🗃️ 1/

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