Medievalists.net » Video Games http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Medieval Oslo recreated on Minecraft http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/25/medieval-oslo-recreated-on-minecraft/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/25/medieval-oslo-recreated-on-minecraft/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2015 07:18:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62722 A new Youtube video is showing the results of a project by history students at the University of Oslo where they recreate how a city looked in the Middle Ages. ‘Oslo recreated to year 1300′ was made by undergraduates taking part in the university’s Oslo in the Middle Ages course under John McNicol. The project involved […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/31/teaching-historical-theory-through-video-games/feed/ 0 The Diverse Pedagogies of Medievalism http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/05/the-diverse-pedagogies-of-medievalism/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/05/the-diverse-pedagogies-of-medievalism/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2015 22:01:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60194 This roundtable explored some of the many pedagogies of medievalism in the modern academy. To what purposes is medievalism taught, and how? Using what texts and in what contexts?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/05/the-diverse-pedagogies-of-medievalism/feed/ 0 When Reality Becomes Fantasy: How Video Games are Hijacking the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/when-reality-becomes-fantasy-how-video-games-are-hijacking-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/when-reality-becomes-fantasy-how-video-games-are-hijacking-the-middle-ages/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2015 02:18:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59776 "The Middle Ages is a space where White Supremecy is legitimised. The maintenance of white privilege. The gamer community use 'historical facts' to legitimise this kind of literacy.'

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/when-reality-becomes-fantasy-how-video-games-are-hijacking-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Minecraft and the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/11/minecraft-and-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/11/minecraft-and-the-middle-ages/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2015 04:19:55 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59572 It is one of the most popular video games ever created. Moreover, educators are finding ways to use Minecraft as a teaching tool, and one that could be ideal for learning about the Middle Ages.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/09/new-app-prosperity-italy-1434/feed/ 0 The other possible past: simulation of the Middle Ages in video games http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/13/the-other-possible-past-simulation-of-the-middle-ages-in-video-games/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/13/the-other-possible-past-simulation-of-the-middle-ages-in-video-games/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2015 18:54:34 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58934 The video game phenomenon is marking our current and future the perception of the medieval past.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/13/the-other-possible-past-simulation-of-the-middle-ages-in-video-games/feed/ 0 Genre Medievalisms: Geek Goes Chic! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/04/genre-medievalisms-geek-goes-chic/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/04/genre-medievalisms-geek-goes-chic/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:57:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58687 Is Cersei a collection of bad medieval stereotypes? Have nerds gone mainstream? Were American cowboys a modern retelling of the medieval knight? Put down that comic, put away your bag of dice, and indulge your inner nerd.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/21/top-5-medieval-video-games/feed/ 0 Which Assassin’s Creed Character Are You? http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/26/assassins-creed-character/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/26/assassins-creed-character/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2014 21:49:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53665 Assassin's Creed and its sequels have created some memorable characters. Which assassin would you be?

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