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Robert Houghton

@robehoughton.bsky.social

Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Winchester. Author of The Middle Ages in Computer Games. Co-organiser of the Middle Ages in Modern Games conference. Italy; Investiture Contest; Games.

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Robert Houghton@robehoughton.bsky.social · last wk.

I had a great time talking to @michellefranklin.bsky.social about so many games. Keep an eye out for the episode next month and make sure you catch up with all her excellent work.

Michelle Franklin│Legends and Lectures@michellefranklin.bsky.social · last wk.

Finished recording with @robehoughton.bsky.social about THE MIDDLE AGES IN VIDEO GAMES, including discussion on Crimson Desert, Crusader Kings, Kingdom Come, Witcher 3, Dragons Dogma, D&Ds, Dishonoured, Onimusha, Esoteric Ebb, Pentiment, and more! The episode will be out at the end of August:

Picture of Dr Rob Houghton in his office beside me in my office
Alexander Vandewalle@alexvandewalle.bsky.social · 4w ago

New article out! 🎮🚨 I explore hegemonic and counter-hegemonic forces in video game receptions of Greco-Roman mythology, considering whether the contrast between conservative and progressive depictions maps onto the similar distinction between AAA and indie games. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

AAA Versus Indie? Hegemonic and Counter-Hegemonic Forces in Video Game Receptions of Greco-Roman Mythology - International Journal of the Classical Tradition

The reception and tradition of Greco-Roman mythology in video games is traditionally considered as violent, masculine and sexist. Nevertheless, there are alternatives to this generalising description,...

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Robert Houghton@robehoughton.bsky.social · 4w ago

Not only is my book, The Middle Ages in Computer Games, now out in paperback, @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social are giving a copy away! Enter by Sunday.

Boydell & Brewer@boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · last mo.

🌟 Win a paperback edition of The Middle Ages in Computer Games by @robehoughton.bsky.social 🌟 What you need to do: 👉 Follow us 👉 Comment on this post and let us know your favourite video game Last chance to enter: Sunday 12 July 2026. One winner chosen at random from across our social channels.

Robert Houghton@robehoughton.bsky.social · last mo.

This year's Middle Ages in Modern Games conference is being run by @vinicius-marino.bsky.social and @tesswatty.bsky.social, and they've got a great theme! It's moved to October so plenty of teaching opportunities. Make sure you get an abstract in.

The Middle Ages in Modern Games@midagesmodgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The CfP for the upcoming #MAMG26 is now live! The event will take place on 5-7 Oct, assynchronously and online. Come join us from anywhere in the world to discuss medievalisms in games and alternative approaches to the ludic past.

In a time of growing political and environmental anxieties, the Middle Ages are often sought as a source of inspiration for alternative futures. Ecologically-minded games like Of Life and Land look to the medieval past to explore alternative, non-exploitative engagements with nature. Medievalist RPGs have long served as possibility spaces for players to interrogate and experiment with notions of sexuality, gender, and identity more broadly. Games like Scriptorium and Traveller’s Rest imagine medieval pasts divorced from the logics of violence often associated with the period. Medievalist fantasy games like Metaphor: ReFantazio openly engage with utopian thinking and our capacities to imagine possible worlds. We invite analytical ‘papers’ (comprising 400-500 words of text or 5-minute videos) and sessions of 3 to 5 papers which address any aspects of the medieval period or medievalism in any and all forms of modern games. We particularly welcome papers addressing the central conference themes of ‘Possible Worlds’ and ‘Possible Pasts’. The conference will be conducted remotely and there will be no registration fee. To promote accessibility and inclusivity, the event runs asynchronously across time zones. We encourage submissions from medievalists, games scholars and developers at any point in their career— especially those from Postgraduate Students, Early Career Researchers and members of any groups under-represented within the academy and industry. We welcome pieces addressing any region globally, and within a broad definition of ‘medieval’ and ‘medievalism’. We are able to accept papers in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Please send abstracts of no more than 200 words, brief biographies, and indications of time zone and availability as attachments in Word to midagesmodgames@gmail.com by Sunday 3 August.
Evan Torner@guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I know I am connected to -- and even do consulting work for -- organizations that seek fixed outcomes through role-playing, including assessment. But my personal belief is that these games are ends in of themselves, and that they need neither justification nor tangible social outcomes.

dehypotheses@dehypotheses.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“What do the humanities do with video games and what do video games do to the humanities?” Games shape memory, ideology, space, identity, and cultural imagination. Why #GameStudies need disciplinary heterogeneity ⬇️ gespielt.hypotheses.... via AKGWDS

International Perspectives on Video Games and the Humanities Today

This text is a contribution to the edited volume „Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele: Debatten, Data & Desiderata“, published on the occasion of the AKGWDS’ tenth anniversary. A brief introduction and overview of all previously published contributions can be found here (German). The book series Video Games and the Humanities was founded under the editorial care…

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Rex Brynen@rexbrynen.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Simulation & Gaming (June 2026) Simulation & Gaming 57, 3 (June 2026) is now available. Editorial How to Use Games and Simulations to Help Our World Become More Resilient in Times of Crisis Marlies P. Schijven and Toshiko Kikkawa Review Effect of Virtual Patient (VP) Software on Pharmaceutical…

Simulation & Gaming (June 2026)

Simulation & Gaming 57, 3 (June 2026) is now available. Editorial How to Use Games and Simulations to Help Our World Become More Resilient in Times of Crisis Marlies P. Schijven and Toshiko Kikkawa Review Effect of Virtual Patient (VP) Software on Pharmaceutical Education: A Systematic Review Rafaella de Oliveira Santos Silva, Vanessa Alves-Conceição, Sabrina Cerqueira-Santos, Dyego Carlos Souza Anacleto de Araújo, Kérilin Stancine Santos Rocha, Fernanda Oliveira Prado, Mayara de Almeida Lima Ribeiro, Luana Andrade Macêdo and Divaldo Pereira de Lyra, Jr. Research Article Perceived Impact of High-Fidelity Simulation-Based Learning on Engagement and Motivation Among Undergraduate Nursing Students in Qatar Mohammed Adnan Al-Hassan

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Alyssa S.@drsepinwall.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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Alyssa S.@drsepinwall.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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Dr. Erika Graham-Goering@jeanneologist.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hey there fellow syllabus-makers! Having sunk hours into finding student-friendly chapters on basic aspects of medieval history, I figured I'd sink several more into putting them in a handy list so I can quickly find them again—and so can you! Drop-down contents lists included for quick comparison.

Medieval History Textbooks, 1000–1500

After sinking countless hours into hunting down good introductory chapters on various aspects of medieval history for course syllabi, I wanted to make a list (in no particular order) of textbooks, …

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