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America, Guns, and Call of DutyAmerica, Guns, and Call of Duty
byBob Whitaker
Dec 19, 2023
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Assassin's Creed Mirage Codex and the History of BaghdadAssassin's Creed Mirage Codex and the History of Baghdad
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Nov 27, 2023
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Historian talks with Ubisoft Developer about Discovery Tour
Historian talks with Ubisoft Developer about Discovery Tour
Oct 20, 2021
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians discuss Blackhaven
Historians discuss Blackhaven
Sep 1, 2021
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians discuss Old World
Historians discuss Old World
Aug 12, 2021
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byBob Whitaker
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Expert on Urban Japan and Megacities discusses Cyberpunk 2077
Expert on Urban Japan and Megacities discusses Cyberpunk 2077
Feb 22, 2021
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians discuss Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Historians discuss Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Jan 4, 2021
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Historians discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Nov 20, 2020
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians discuss Hades
Historians discuss Hades
Nov 5, 2020
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians discuss Total War Troy
Historians discuss Total War Troy
Sep 28, 2020
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians play Ghost of Tsushima
Historians play Ghost of Tsushima
Jul 30, 2020
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians discuss Through the Darkest of Times
Historians discuss Through the Darkest of Times
Apr 1, 2020
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians discuss Assassin's Creed II
Historians discuss Assassin's Creed II
Jan 2, 2020
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians play Tannenberg
Historians play Tannenberg
Dec 9, 2019
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians play Assassin's Creed Discovery Tour
Historians play Assassin's Creed Discovery Tour
Sep 17, 2019
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byBob Whitaker
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NASA Historian considers Kerbal Space Program
NASA Historian considers Kerbal Space Program
Jul 19, 2019
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians discuss Total War: Three Kingdoms
Historians discuss Total War: Three Kingdoms
Jul 1, 2019
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byBob Whitaker
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Archaeologist considers Heaven's Vault
Archaeologist considers Heaven's Vault
Jun 21, 2019
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians discuss Return of the Obra Dinn
Historians discuss Return of the Obra Dinn
Apr 8, 2019
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians discuss Far Cry 2
Historians discuss Far Cry 2
Feb 28, 2019
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byBob Whitaker
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Historian discusses Red Dead Redemption 2
Historian discusses Red Dead Redemption 2
Nov 26, 2018
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians discuss Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Historians discuss Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Oct 22, 2018
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians discuss Wolfenstein II
Historians discuss Wolfenstein II
Mar 22, 2018
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byBob Whitaker
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Harvard Egyptologist discusses Assassin's Creed Origins
Harvard Egyptologist discusses Assassin's Creed Origins
Feb 20, 2018
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byBob Whitaker
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Call of Duty WWII and Historical Memory
Call of Duty WWII and Historical Memory
Jan 19, 2018
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byBob Whitaker
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Interview with Maxime Durand on Assassin's Creed: Origins and Discovery Tour Mode
Interview with Maxime Durand on Assassin's Creed: Origins and Discovery Tour Mode
Oct 16, 2017
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byBob Whitaker
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Scholars discuss Nioh's use of Japanese Folklore
Scholars discuss Nioh's use of Japanese Folklore
Oct 2, 2017
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byBob Whitaker
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Tracy Fullerton discusses history behind Walden, a game
Tracy Fullerton discusses history behind Walden, a game
Aug 28, 2017
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byBob Whitaker
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Twine and Game Development in the History Classroom
Twine and Game Development in the History Classroom
Aug 22, 2017
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byBob Whitaker
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Scholars Discuss Urban Empire
Scholars Discuss Urban Empire
Aug 14, 2017
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byBob Whitaker
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Historians react to Call of Duty WWII
Historians react to Call of Duty WWII
May 1, 2017
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byBob Whitaker
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What is it like to develop a game about immigrants and refugees in the Trump era?
What is it like to develop a game about immigrants and refugees in the Trump era?
Apr 24, 2017
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byBob Whitaker
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Rethinking History at GDC 17
Rethinking History at GDC 17
Mar 24, 2017
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byBob Whitaker
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Historian talks with original developer of The Oregon Trail
Historian talks with original developer of The Oregon Trail
Mar 9, 2017
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byBob Whitaker
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Scholars discuss This War of Mine
Scholars discuss This War of Mine
Mar 1, 2017
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byBob Whitaker

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