Hello, everyone! I’m excited to announce I’ll be a presenter at this year’s Hitpoints + History archeogaming conference! My presentation is called How the Underworld Helps the Gaming World: How the Eschatological Beliefs of the Ancient Greeks Can Help Developers With Worldbuilding. If you love games like Hades, God of War, & Age of Mythology, be sure to tune in Sunday March 10th at 1:15 PST! (You can get tickets at hitpointscon.com)
Amongst the many priceless treasures on display at the Archaeological Museum of Eleusis stands a spectacular piece of art: a 7th century BCE funerary amphora depicting the blinding of the cyclops Polyphemus by Odysseus and his companions. In the scene Odysseus is highlighted in chalky white, with one foot off the ground and his arms bent to help guide a stake straight into the eye of the monster in front of him; the viewer is…
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I have always loved Ancient Greece. When I was little, I was obsessed with Greek mythology. (I still am.) When I went to college, I was forced to take Greek Seminar and it turned about to be my favorite course. (Shout out to Professor Alex Green!) And in 2005, The Battle of Salamis by Berry Strauss made me fall in love with all things Themistocles. (I’m still working on my historical fiction novel. I swear!)…
Guess what? My first academic presentation ever is now available to the public! Called “How the Underworld Helps the Gaming World,” it’s all about how developers can use the Greek Underworld to build an engaging video game from characters to levels, monsters to NPCs. If you enjoyed this video, let me know! ^_^
If you know me, you know that I love ancient history, particularly anything to do with Greece and Persia. I especially find Persian kings like Cyrus and Darius the Great to be fascinating. I mean, what is like to be the wealthiest, most powerful ruler in the ancient world??? Well, we don’t really know. With a few exceptions like the Behistun Inscription and the Persepolis Fortification Tablets, the Persians of the Achaemenid Empire wrote very…
Happy New Year, everyone! I’m so glad you are joining me here to celebrate all things video games and history. Last year was a bit chaotic and I didn’t post much here, but my goal for 2026 is to do monthly website updates so that you can follow along with all of my History N’ Games adventures. Of course the BEST way to follow my adventures is to sign up for my monthly newsletter! This…
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