A Defense of Practical Archaeogaming
On January 28, 2018, I posted a full write-up on what I consider to be landscape archaeology of a valley and village in Skyrim, which sought to apply […]
Landscape Archaeology of Rorikstead and Environs in Skyrim VR
Rorikstead Landscapes gather. They gather topographies, geologies, plants and animals, persons and their biographies, social and political relationships, material things and monuments, dreams and emotions, discourses and representations and […]
Photogrammetry of In-Game Artifacts: A Skyrim VR Test Case
I have always wanted to know if I could 3D-print things that I have in my inventory in the games that I play, so I finally tried it with some […]
Creating 360º Panoramic and Spherical Photos from within Skyrim VR
One option for visualizing an immersive environment for others to experience (which is important to the archaeology of synthetic worlds) is to create 360º panoramic and spherical photos, which situate […]
Call for Papers: Archaeological Investigation in Synthetic Worlds: Practical Applications of Theory and Method (EAA 2018, Session 66)
Come play with us! Lennart Linde (Goethe-University Frankfurt) and I are organizing a panel on “practical archaeogaming” for the 2018 EAA annual meeting in September in Barcelona. Here’s what that […]
Interstellar Glitch in Skyrim VR: A 3-Sphere Phenomenon
I’ve been playing Skyrim VR for nearly two months now, and have logged over 100 hours on this version with one character. As part of my archaeology PhD thesis for […]
