The might not encounter this exhausted academic *cough*self-insert*cough* character in the current setting, but I will make sure they appear at some point n time.

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More NPC minis! Some of them the party has met, and others they may never meet. My personal favorite is the Cobalt Soul archivist/antiquarian who snitched on the party when he got caught.

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The party (made up of archaeologists) was scolded by an in-game heritage specialist for... *checks notes* helping another NPC access a heritage site and steal artifacts for personal gain. What have I done?
Also, enjoy some more NPCs.

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PLEASE take this survey from Demi Thorsteinsson, an amazing MSc Digital Heritage student on non-photorealistic representation and 3D reconstruction in archaeology!

Spoilers: should check it out for sure

https://t.co/mNMAaJTmGQ

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's two forthcoming edited volumes, Women in Historical & Archaeological Video Games, and Women in Classical Video Games. 2022 is going to be a great year for the academic study of women in video games!

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Thanks to our game, I have pushed myself as a GM and a designer. I've made game art, maps, and overlays of which I'm so incredible proud. It's inspired me to expand the work I've done with and keeping exploring the intersection of archaeology and games.

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🎮 Check out the Live Stream from last Saturday's (11/7) SASA Archaeogaming! Join our hosts Tine Rassalle, Shannon Martino & Aris Politopoulos as they explore the ancient influences throughout “Civilization VI”!

Click here to watch NOW! https://t.co/IdJ7Tbm9uj

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Our post today is a game for you to play!

Developed by Barnsley's Poet Laureate It's a Twine choose your adventure game called

🎮 Play it here: https://t.co/25ET5H42Fm

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I used these slides for a presentation on Breath of the Wild and Japanese Archaeology. I hope to make the talk available online some day soon. I've got a few more topics in mind for the franchise.... just need a few more hours in a day.

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Thurs 10 am est:

Bill Auchter: Are Orcs the problem or is it Tolkien? Discussion about racism & representation in TTRPGs.

From historic examples of implied racism & racial stereotypes, to modern examples. Looking at you

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