I’m happy to announce that I’ll be co-organizing a session together with Aris Politopoulos at the upcoming Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) 2026 in Vienna. Our session is titled “Beyond Fun and Games? Rethinking Archaeogaming, Play, and DigitalHeritage”. It builds on the lively discussions of previous years. But it takes a sharper…
I’m thrilled to help organize The Interactive Pasts Conference 4 (TIPC4). TIPC4 takes place in Leiden from October 8–10, 2025. It marks a special milestone: the tenth anniversary of VALUE’s journey exploring archaeology, history, games, and heritage in creative collaboration. TIPC4’s focus is on openness, inclusion, and collaboration. If you’ve ever wondered what games can…
The Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) conference took place in Athens, Greece, between the 5th and 9th of May. As usual, I took part and I don’t regret it. It was my first time in Athens, and I will certainly come back. The CAA This year, the 52nd CAA took place at…
As I reported, the DiKopA network held a second Archaeogaming Hackathon in Darmstadt last February and we now have the results online. The two groups produced two unique Archaeogames based on the RPG Maker MV software, and you can play both of them directly in your browser. But before you head over there, let me…
For the fourth time, the Interactive Pasts Conference will take place in Leiden from 8 to 10 October 2025. I always wanted to go, but never could for various reasons. Now I have a new reason: I was asked to help out by moderating a panel. Of course I agreed and now I am super…
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 will give you a short summary…
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, really good game. Much better than…
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. Between the 16th and 18th of…
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 new game Indiana Jones and the…
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 and the possibilities with no prior…