Assemblage Theory and Video Games
A horse. A rider. A bow. Taken separately, they exist on their own, in their own world, and in their own time. They have properties and behaviors distinct from one […]
The Lost City of D: Archaeology in the Legacy Hub of No Man’s Sky
Climate change forced an entire civilization to evacuate to the stars. It’s the inspiration for the action in Christopher Nolan’s 2014 film Interstellar, but it also just happened here on […]
Human Geography, Synthetic Heritage
I recently met with Prof. Joshua Kirshner who teaches at the University of York and studies human geography. The purpose of my meeting was to see if there was anything […]
Desire Lines in Video Games
> There is a CASTLE to the NORTH. The ROAD to the castle curves to the EAST. > NORTH > You can’t go that way. > NORTH We’ve all done […]
(Im)material Culture: The Archaeology of Machine-Created Environments
On June 16, 2017, I had the honor of participating in the University of York’s Department of Archaeology “progression” presentations, given by PhD students. Each talk was 10 minutes long […]
Open Archaeogaming Thesis Bibliography
To continue the open (world) peer review of my archaeogaming PhD thesis at the University of York, I want to share my working bibliography. This is all the stuff I’ve […]
Open (World) Peer Review: Leveling a Lowbie PhD Thesis
I’m now three months in to my archaeogaming PhD at the University of York, and have started work on the thesis in earnest. My first Thesis Advisory Panel (TAP) is […]
