Archaeology and Gaming follows archaeologists looking for archaeology in video games, and discussing why archaeologists of the future would want to study video games.
No Man's Sky Survey First Month Report - Episode 3
Today we talk about the No Man's Sky Archaeological Survey (#NMSAS) and look over the challenges the survey has faced in its first month. We talk about the game a bit, and how archaeology works in games like NMS. We also talk about preparing future archaeologists for the digital worlds they're going to encounter, and how to get current archaeologists up to speed.
Links
- No Man's Sky
- Researchers play No Man's Sky like an archaeological dig, but find a mostly empty sandbox
- Paradox Interactive
- Elite Dangerous
Contacts
- Andrew Reinhard
- Meghan Dennis
- Tara Copplestone
- Official Hashtag #archaeogaming
Archaeogaming and the No Man's Sky Survey - Episode 1
In the first Episode of 8bit Test Pit: Main Campaign we meet our host panel Andrew Reinhard, Meghan Dennis, and Tara Copplestone. We talk about what Archaeogaming is, the history of the field, and what the overall goals of studying the intersection of gaming and archaeology are. We also talk about the upcoming No Man's Sky Survey and why a survey like this should be done.
Links
- Articles by Andrew Reinhard
- Articles by Meghan Dennis
- Ethan Watrall
- Shawn Graham
- Playing Pedagogy: Videogaming as Site and Vehicle for Digital Public Archaeology
- Colleen Morgan
- Erik Champion
- Catherine Flick
- Stu Eve
- Atari: Game Over
- ET Atari Dig
- @NMSArchaeology
- #NMSAS
- No Man's Sky Archaeological Survey (NMSAS)
- THE FUTURE OF ARCHAEOLOGY STARTS WITH NO MAN'S SKY
- Uncharted Game
- The Elder Scrolls Official Site
- The Curious Expedition Game
- Archaeology Is a Brand!: The Meaning of Archaeology in Contemporary Popular Culture by Cornelius Holtorf
- From Stonehenge to Las Vegas: Archaeology as Popular Culture by Cornelius Holtorf
Contacts
- Andrew Reinhard
- Meghan Dennis
- Tara Copplestone
- Official Hashtag #archaeogaming
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2023
- Dec 5, 2023 The Zooarchaeology of ArchaeoAnimals - Ep 65 Dec 5, 2023
- Nov 7, 2023 Cute Animals Galore! - Ep 64 Nov 7, 2023
- Oct 2, 2023 The Zooarchaeology of Predator - Ep 63 Oct 2, 2023
- Sep 5, 2023 The Creatures of Medieval Maps and Bestiaries - 62 Sep 5, 2023
- Aug 1, 2023 Lactose Intolerants Beware! The Zooarchaeology of Dairy - Ep 61 Aug 1, 2023
- Jul 4, 2023 Ancient Crafts and Gross Stuff: Experimental Zooarchaeology - Ep 60 Jul 4, 2023
- Jun 6, 2023 Elephant or Cyclops? The Mistaken Identity of Animal Bones - Ep 59 Jun 6, 2023
- May 2, 2023 From the Frontlines to the Trenches - Ep 58 May 2, 2023
- Apr 4, 2023 The Zooarchaeology of Star Wars - Ep 57 Apr 4, 2023
- Mar 7, 2023 Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction - What is it and What Does it Do? - Ep 56 Mar 7, 2023
- Feb 7, 2023 Of Mice and Rats (and All Manners of Voles) - Ep 55 Feb 7, 2023
- Jan 3, 2023 Scales and Tails: Reptiles in Archaeology - Ep 54 Jan 3, 2023
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2022
- Dec 6, 2022 On Frog-Toads and Other Amphibian Dilemmas - Ep 53 Dec 6, 2022
- Nov 1, 2022 Xenomorph Archaeology - Ep 52 Nov 1, 2022
- Oct 4, 2022 Fine, Let's Rank Our Favourite Animal Bones - Ep 51 Oct 4, 2022
- Sep 6, 2022 Where in the World? Part Six: The Zooarchaeology of Antarctica - Ep 50 Sep 6, 2022
- Aug 2, 2022 Where in the World? Part Five: The Zooarchaeology of Oceania - Ep 49 Aug 2, 2022
- Jul 5, 2022 Where in the World? Part Four: The Zooarchaeology of Asia - Ep 48 Jul 5, 2022
- Jun 7, 2022 Where in the World? Part Three: The Zooarchaeology of the Americas - Ep 47 Jun 7, 2022
- May 3, 2022 Where in the World? Part Two: The Zooarchaeology of Africa - Ep 46 May 3, 2022
- Apr 5, 2022 Where in the World? Part One: The Zooarchaeology of Europe - Ep 45 Apr 5, 2022
- Mar 1, 2022 Contemporary Zoorchaeology - What’s in your Rubbish Bin? - Ep 44 Mar 1, 2022
- Feb 1, 2022 The Zooarchaeology of Myth & Legends (Part Two) - Ep 43 Feb 1, 2022
- Jan 4, 2022 The Hitchhikers: the animals we didn’t really want to take with us but life, uh, finds a way (ARCHIVE) - Ep 42 Jan 4, 2022
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2021
- Dec 7, 2021 The Zooarchaeology of Myth & Legends (Part One) - Ep 41 Dec 7, 2021
- Nov 2, 2021 "Player One Needs Food Badly" - The Zooarchaeology of Video Game Cuisine - Ep 40 Nov 2, 2021
- Oct 5, 2021 Time Warped! Part Five - The Zooarchaeology of the Medieval Period - Ep 39 Oct 5, 2021
- Sep 7, 2021 Time Warped! Part Four: The Zooarchaeology of the Post Roman Period - Ep 38 Sep 7, 2021
- Aug 3, 2021 Time Warped! Part Three: The Zooarchaeology of Roman Britain - Ep 37 Aug 3, 2021
- Jul 6, 2021 Time Warped! Part Two: The Zooarchaeology of the Later Prehistoric - Episode 36 Jul 6, 2021
- Jun 1, 2021 Time Warped! Part One: The Zooarchaeology of the Early Prehistoric - Ep 35 Jun 1, 2021
- May 4, 2021 Gotta Dig 'Em All! The Zooarchaeology of Pokemon - Ep 34 May 4, 2021
- Apr 6, 2021 Eagle Eyed Zooarchaeology - Looking at the Digital Animals in Assassin's Creed - Ep 33 Apr 6, 2021
- Mar 2, 2021 A Little Bit of Zooarch, a Little Bit of Palaeontology...Let's Talk Megafauna and Extinct Species - Ep 32 Mar 2, 2021
- Feb 2, 2021 Swooping is Bad, Bones are Better: The Zooarchaeology of Dragon Age - Ep 31 Feb 2, 2021
- Jan 5, 2021 The Hitchhikers: the animals we didn’t really want to take with us but life, uh, finds a way - Ep 30 Jan 5, 2021
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2020
- Dec 1, 2020 I'm Commander Shephard and This Is My Favourite Bone on the Citadel: The Zooarchaeology of Mass Effect - Ep 29 Dec 1, 2020
- Nov 3, 2020 So You Want to be a Zooarchaeologist? - Ep 28 Nov 3, 2020
- Oct 6, 2020 You’re not supposed to be here! ‘Exotic’ species in the archaeological record - Episode 27 Oct 6, 2020
- Sep 1, 2020 Bioarchaeology in the Witcher - Ep 26 Sep 1, 2020
- Aug 4, 2020 Culinary Zooarchaeology - Ep 25 Aug 4, 2020
- Jul 7, 2020 Unicorns, Sasquatches, and Mermaids, Oh My! Cryptozoology and Fake Zooarchaeology - Ep 24 Jul 7, 2020
- Jun 3, 2020 Applied Zooarchaeology: primitive breeds today - Ep 23 Jun 3, 2020
- May 5, 2020 Sick to Death? Pathologies and Animal Bones - Ep 22 May 5, 2020
- Apr 7, 2020 Ancient goddesses, eggs and bunny rabbits: The Zooarchaeology of Lagomorphs - Ep 21 Apr 7, 2020
- Mar 2, 2020 Birds of a Feather... - Ep 20 Mar 2, 2020
- Feb 4, 2020 Does Zooarchaeology Exist in Star Wars? - Ep 19 Feb 4, 2020
- Jan 7, 2020 Alpaca llama: adventures with South American Camelids - Ep 18 Jan 7, 2020
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2019
- Dec 3, 2019 Holidays and Feasting in the Archaeological Record - Ep 17 Dec 3, 2019
- Nov 5, 2019 Desert Pack Animals: Introducing Donkeys and Camels! - Ep 16 Nov 5, 2019
- Oct 1, 2019 That’ll Do, Pig - Ep 15 Oct 1, 2019
- Sep 3, 2019 Native or Introduced? The Animals You’d NEVER Thought Came From Elsewhere - Ep 14 Sep 3, 2019
- Aug 6, 2019 The Weird and the Wonderful: Imagined Zooarchaeologies of Video Games - Ep 13 Aug 6, 2019
- Jul 2, 2019 A Fishy Situation - Ep 12 Jul 2, 2019
- Jun 4, 2019 Hunter's Hotpot - Ep 11 Jun 4, 2019
- May 7, 2019 Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner - Ep 10 May 7, 2019
- Apr 2, 2019 A Horse, Of Course - Ep 9 Apr 2, 2019
- Mar 5, 2019 Everything is Ritual! - Ep 8 Mar 5, 2019
- Feb 5, 2019 The Cat's Out Of The Bag - Ep 7 Feb 5, 2019
- Jan 1, 2019 Cow-abunga! - Ep 6 Jan 1, 2019
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2018
- Dec 4, 2018 Cryptozoology (featuring Archaeological Fantasies) - 5 Dec 4, 2018
- Nov 6, 2018 Sheep vs Goats - Ep Nov 6, 2018
- Oct 2, 2018 Who Let The Dogs Out? Ep 3 Oct 2, 2018
- Sep 4, 2018 Old McDonald Had A Farm - Episode 2 Sep 4, 2018
- Sep 4, 2018 Zooarchaeology 101 - Episode 01 Sep 4, 2018
- Jul 4, 2018 Introducing ArchaeoAnimals - Episode 0 Jul 4, 2018