This article is part three of a four-part series on the future of quantification in history. For the thematic introduction to the series, please click here. Or click on the following links for part one, or part two. It’s when your favorite character gets pointlessly killed that you truly beginContinue Reading
This article is part two of a four-part series on the future of quantification in history. For the thematic introduction to the series, please click here. For part one, click here. “You’ve faded into the Long Dark”… Thus ends each “survival trial” in the frozen and hostile, yet beautifullyContinue Reading
This article is part one of a four-part series on the future of quantification in history. For the thematic introduction to the series, please click here. At face value, it might appear to the casual reader of Play the Past, that the main focus of this blog is theContinue Reading
This article is the thematic introduction to a series on the future of quantification in history. To read the articles in the series click on the following links for part one, part two, part three, or part four. Big Data is upon us, and it looks like it’s here to stay. Has Plato’sContinue Reading
There has been a recent blooming of games that place players in narrative-free survival situations (often called “survival sandboxes”). There’s something about the thrill of living when you should be dying. Often, much about these games are taboo in the classroom- hopeless violence, unacceptable language. But games can be studiedContinue Reading