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Games depicting the past are as popular as ever. While some games try to show the past as realistic as possible, others don’t even care. I am also researching games depicting archaeology and the past and how they do so.

Old video game screenshot from the game “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981)


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Archaeology Games

New publication out: Indiana Jones in video games

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2024-06-28

It took a while, but last week a new publication came out that includes a chapter from me. I am proud to be part of this volume and to be able to write a little about video games. I am not only looking at a specific Indiana Jones game,…

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


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The Great Circle

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2024-01-26

There it is. 15 years after the last Indiana Jones video game (except some strange pinball and LEGO games) we will get a new one. It will have an original story and the teaser looks absolutely stunning. “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle” is supposed to come out this…

Screenshot of the game "Along the Nile" where the protagonist is running through an Egyptian city.


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New batch of Archaeogames!

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2023-11-03

A year ago, I reported of an Archaeogaming course I have created. I also showed you the results (games) the students created. This year, I did the course again and we have again new Archaeogames that actually all look awesome! We cover underwater archaeology, excavation ethics, and even play…

This is a title image for the CAA 2023 session on Archaeogaming


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Archaeogaming session online!

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2023-10-06

At the last international CAA in Amsterdam, I was co-organising a session on Archaeogaming. I already wrote about it, but since a couple of weeks, we also have all the presentations online. The VALUE Foundation thankfully recorded everything and put it on their YouTube Channel…

What happened at the CAA?

So…

Cover image of the game "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End" showing Nathan Drake the protagonist


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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

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2023-08-04

I had my opinions about the Uncharted series in the past. Recently, I grabbed Uncharted 4 in a Steam Sale, because I have never played it. The last couple of days (I have holidays right now!), I was playing through the story of Uncharted 4 and I have to…

Title image of Age of Empires IV


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Age of Empires IV

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2023-06-16

Recently, I started to play Age of Empires IV. For me, this game is not what I usually play, but many people told me that this game is actually good and offers serious education. So I had to try it out. It did not take long to realize what…

Screenshot of the game Civilisation VI of the wonder Etemenanki


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Archaeology Games

The Wonders of Civilisation VI

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2023-02-03

West Asia has long been a cradle of civilisations, and this is no different in Firaxis’ game Civilization VI. The game offers a detailed look at the wonders of the region, and how they compare to their real-world counterparts. In particular, the wonders of West Asia provide many opportunities…

Screenshot of the game "Excavation Manager 2022"


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Creating a course Pt.4: The final games!

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2022-12-23

I already wrote about creating a course Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 and this is my final Part 4. In my interdisciplinary course, different student groups did create an Archaeogame. I taught the course together with my colleague from Digital Humanities. Today, we finally release all the games and you can…

A board game with people playing it. Photo by Karthik Balakrishnan on Unsplash


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Call for Papers: The Age of #Archaeogaming

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2022-09-30

Together with Aris Politopoulos and Csilla Arise from the VALUE Foundation, I co-organise a session at the International CAA conference in Amsterdam next year. The session will be about #Archaeogaming and I couldn’t be more excited! If you are into the topic, please consider applying!

What is the #Archaeogaming session…

Screenshot from the game "Detroit: Become Human" showing hundreds of Androids. © Epic Games


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Detroit: Become Human – One of the best games I ever played

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2022-04-08

Believe it or not, but I am playing videogames for over 36 years now. There were times in my life, where I played a lot and I therefore know also a lot of games. Recently, I played Detroit: Become Human and it was one of the best narrative games…

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