Playing with the past: classical worlds in video games
A free public talk examining the ways in which contemporary creators of video games represent and reimagine the Greek and Roman worlds.
Video games are an important medium through which contemporary creators represent and reimagine the Greek and Roman worlds.
This free public talk will examine several case studies from recent games and discuss questions important to historical games scholars: What makes the classical past a valuable source of material for game developers? How do games make use ancient material to discuss modern themes? What claims about history and culture do these games make?
Hamish Cameron is a Lecturer in Classics at Victoria University of Wellington where he works on the history and geography of the Roman Near East, representations of imperialism in classical literature, and reception in modern analog and digital games. His work has covered the representation of the Roman Army in Assassin’s Creed Origins, landscapes of violence and Herodotean conspiracy thinking in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, mythic paratexts in Hades, and using modern analog games to teach classics.
This event is proudly brought to you by UC Classics, the UC Teece Museum and Christchurch City Libraries.
Video games are an important medium through which contemporary creators represent and reimagine the Greek and Roman worlds.
This free public talk will examine several case studies from recent games and discuss questions important to historical games scholars: What makes the classical past a valuable source of material for game developers? How do games make use ancient material to discuss modern themes? What claims about history and culture do these games make?
Hamish Cameron is a Lecturer in Classics at Victoria University of Wellington where he works on the history and geography of the Roman Near East, representations of imperialism in classical literature, and reception in modern analog and digital games. His work has covered the representation of the Roman Army in Assassin’s Creed Origins, landscapes of violence and Herodotean conspiracy thinking in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, mythic paratexts in Hades, and using modern analog games to teach classics.
This event is proudly brought to you by UC Classics, the UC Teece Museum and Christchurch City Libraries.
Tūranga, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central
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