Tag: storytelling
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Dreaming of the Past: Using Narrative & Fiction to Understand Archaeology in “I Am Dead”
Please note that this blog post contains spoilers for the game “I Am Dead”. I’ve already written at length about how much I loved I Am Dead (Hollow Ponds, 2020) as an archaeologist and as a museum worker. However, I want to discuss another element of the game a bit further – more specifically, the
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Stories and Histories: The Importance of the Written (and Spoken) Word in ‘Pentiment’
Please note that this blog post has major spoilers for the video game Pentiment, which I highly recommend you play before reading further as its a fantastic game! There’s lots you can talk about with Pentiment, a point-and-click historical mystery game set in 16th century Bavaria (and I’m sure I’ll talk about this game a
Animal Archaeology 