Dr. Walter Crist
@waltros.bsky.social
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Archaeologist. Ancient Games. Syracuse Basketball. Cheese. Sneakers. Gay stuff. he/him
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Ready for session 3 of the first day of #TIPC4 (phew that was a lot of numbers)! @katexe.bsky.social is talking about 'functional' cross-dressing in ancient Rome video games!
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Next up @waltros.bsky.social talking about ancient board games in contemporary video games!
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My talk is next!
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We are SO back! Game developer panel for #TIPC4 with Leyla, @wisproy.bsky.social, and @colewehrle.bsky.social to talk about the development of historical video games! Tune in over at www.twitch.tv/streamingthepast
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Second session of the day has just started! Louise Bedford will be talking about an archaeologist's journey into game design!
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Coming up, Archaeogaming and Indigenous Representation, by Juan Hiriart! Make sure to tune in over at www.twitch.tv/streamingthepast
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grimalkina.bsky.social
My hot take about being evidence informed is that if you're not following emerging/junior scholars in an area you're going to miss the best stuff
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archaeobasti.bsky.social
🎮 At #CAA2026 in Vienna, Aris Politopoulos & I are co-hosting a session on archaeology + play!

We’ll explore inclusivity, ethics, critical limits—and how archaeogaming can challenge dominant narratives.

Blog post 👉 itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/09/26/b...

#Archaeogaming #DigitalHeritage
Beyond Fun and Games? Rethinking Archaeogaming, Play, and DigitalHeritage - It's more of a comment...
At #CAA2026, Aris Politopoulos & I are hosting a session on #archaeogaming! We’ll explore inclusivity, ethics, critical limits and much more!
itsmoreofacomment.com
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themerl.bsky.social
yeah we're into LLMs (Large Lamb-bridge Models)
A herd of sheep move across a marshy bridge.
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gamingthepast.bsky.social
Please please please everyone (pls reskeet) who is involved with a uni/college academic program (broadly speaking) conected to games Could you write a quick comment + links if any apply to what you and your institution are doing in that sphere? I need to show what's out there. 1/
#AncientBluesky 🗃️
waltros.bsky.social
We have a Game Studies minor in the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education...
Also lots of people in Humanities, Archaeology, Computer Science, and probably other disciplines as well that touch on games in their teaching/research.
Game Studies - Leiden University
How do games work? How do you make them? And how do games make us and our societies and cultures? The minor Game Studies will provide you with both the perspective and practice to give your own answer...
www.universiteitleiden.nl
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chrismanias.bsky.social
Breaking news: Netherlands to return the Dubois collection of fossils to Indonesia
naturalis.bsky.social
Nederland geeft fossielen Dubois-collectie terug aan Indonesië.

Statement en meer informatie te vinden op www.naturalis.nl/persberichte...
Scheldepkapje in Dubois-collectie in zaal vroege mens
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davidmiano.bsky.social
Ancient art has suggested that brown bears were among the animals that gladiators fought back in Roman times, but a scientific research team working in Serbia has now found direct evidence of this in bones. buff.ly/gDXBi9U
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gametablenetwork.bsky.social
Free registration requested to attend in person; more details can be found in Linktree or on website: interactivepasts.com/the-interact...
@costprogramme.bsky.social
#universityofleiden #ca22145 #costaction #costprogramme #archeaology #digitalhumanities #gamedevelopment
The Interactive Pasts Conference 4 – Interactive Pasts
The Interactive Pasts Conference (TIPC) is an event where we get together to celebrate our joint love for video games and the past and share...
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Join us for The Interactive Pasts Conference 4: The Fellowship of Past and Play 8–10 October at the Leiden University Faculty of Archaeology and on Twitch! Playful workshops, exciting talks, two great panels, and a games exhibit await! See thread below for links!
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apolitopoulos.bsky.social
Woop woop, 1 week left for registrations, 2 weeks (give or take) for the actual conference!!!! Register now!
valuefnd.bsky.social
The Interactive Pasts Conference 4 is almost upon us! One week left for registrations, sign up (it's free!) before October 1st! Please register here: interactivepasts.com/the-interact...
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Interested in how to use AI with archaeological methods to study games? Come listen to GameTable Vice Chair Walter Crist talk about some examples for the Archaeological Institute of America Central Arizona Society Lecture Series, Thursday, September 25 at 1800 MST!

Zoom in Linktree!
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Digital Approaches to a Qing Chinese Boardgame. Online lecture by Prof. Elisabeth Kaske from the University of Leipzig.
Part of the Ludic Languages of Asia lecture series hosted by Jacob Schmidt-Madsen at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin.
Sept 24th - 10:00 - 11:00 CET