Three people working on their computers, creating games. Photo: S. Hageneuer


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Archaeology Games

Short report: 2. Archaeogaming Hackathon Darmstadt

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2025-02-21

A few weeks ago I announced that I would be organising the second Archaeogaming Hackathon. This time in Darmstadt. Well, time flies and it is already over. Like last time, there will be a more detailed report on the DiKopA project website in the coming weeks, but today I…

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Academia

Presentation in front of 80 children

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2025-02-14

I have given my fair share of presentations over the past 16 years. 42 to be precise, which works out at 2 or 3 presentations a year. My last one, however, was special because I was not presenting at a conference or to students. I was giving a presentation…

The Nazi Voss is holding a stone in his hands and looks at it interested. A Nazi officer is holding a suitcase, from which Voss obbviously has taken the stone. A cleric is standing in the background watching.


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Games

Final thoughts on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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2025-02-07

I finished the game after 30 hours. Last time I wrote that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (IJatGC) might have a chance of replacing my favourite IJ game, Fate of Atlantis. And I have to say, at least they now share first place. Story-wise, IJatGC is a really,…


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Academia Archaeology Games

Second Archaeogaming Hackathon in Darmstadt

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2025-01-24

At the end of last year I offered a first Archaeogaming Hackathon in Cologne. I also reported that it was quite successful and that we were planning to do more. Well, here it is, we have just announced the second hackathon, this time hosted by the Technische Universität Darmstadt….

A graph showing relations to different CIDOC CRM entities


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Archaeology Technology

My second CIDOC CRM workshop

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2025-01-17

Today I went to my second CIDOC CRM workshop. As before, the workshop was led by Stephen Stead, one of the people who started the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model Special Interest Group (CRM-SIG). He has been working on the CRM since 2000 and is one of the editors who…

Cover of "Die Hängenden Gärten" by Stefan Schweizer. Background by Mockup Photos on Unsplash


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Book Review

Book Review: Die Hängenden Gärten von Babylon by S. Schweizer

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2025-01-10

I came across this German book on the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in a local castle gift shop. “Die Hängenden Gärten von Babylon” was written by Stefan Schweizer, a professor of European garden design in Düsseldorf, Germany. I was intrigued by the cover and the title as I had…

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Book Review

My top five books of 2024

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2025-01-03

According to Goodreads, I read 18 books in 2024. That’s just two short of my target for the year. I’m going to try again this year, and I’m almost done with my first one. But there is still time to look back and do a retrospective of the top…

A temple in the Forbidden City in Beijing China with a big staircase leading up to it. Many tourists in the foreground. Photo: S. Hageneuer


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Personal

Day 4 in Beijing (4/4)

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2024-12-27

So in September 2024 I went to China to attend a conference. Before going to Changchun, where the conference took place, I spent four days in Beijing. This is my account of those four days, divided into four parts. This post is day 4 of my far too short…

Title cover of the Indiana Jones video game "The Great Circle". Machine Games, LucasArts.


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Archaeology Games

The first five hours with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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2024-12-20

Look, I have played my fair share of Indiana Jones games. I even wrote a long chapter about them. For the longest time, the Fate of Atlantis was my favourite, because the puzzles and the story were incredibly good, and still are. Even for a 1992 game. However, the…

Two students at work on a computer fiddling with the software RPGMaker MV to create a game. Photo: Sebastian Hageneuer


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Archaeology Games

Short report: Archaeogaming Hackathon Cologne

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2024-12-13

I recently announced that I would be organising an Archaeogaming Hackathon event. Last weekend we finally did it and it went great! We had three groups and each produced a small but playable game in just two full days. I was really fascinated by the simplicity of the software…

Sebastian Hageneuer
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Hi! My name is Sebastian. I am an archaeologist, a university lecturer, freelancer, guitarist, and father. You could say I am quiet busy, so I learned to manage my time and energy to build good habits and still have space for myself and my family. Sounds difficult? Read here how I do it. (Nearly) Every Friday.

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