This September, in collaboration with the Imperial War Museums Institute and the Royal Society of Edinburgh‘s Curious Festival 2025, the Historical Games Network will be hosting a discussion panel event exploring history, fantasy, digital games and media. Curious is a festival of ideas – open to all and driven by connection, conversation, and discovery. It’s a chance to […]
Event details Date 26 May 2023 Time 13:30PM CET (11:30 UTC) Location Virtual (Twitch) | Join here Speakers Edmund Hayes | Johnnemann Nordhagen | Corine Gerritsen [Chair: Esther Wright] We’re trying something new! Working with the fabulous VALUE Foundation, the next Historical Games Network Panel will be coming to you from The Interactive Pasts 3 […]
Alternatives are essential to games as a cultural form because agency is a foundational characteristic of the experiences they offer. The possibility for players – the audience – to influence the outcome of at least some events means that games must always contain competing alternatives, with their final outcome determined through the player’s actions. These […]