Bob Whitaker's Blog
Bob Whitaker is a history professor at Louisiana Tech University. He is the creator of the video series and podcast History Respawned, which features professional historians discussing historical video games. You can follow Bob on twitter @whitakeralmanac.
Expert Blogs
Historians John Harney, Bob Whitaker, and Robert Greene II discuss the treatment of twentieth century American history in Machinegames' Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.
Historian Bob Whitaker talks with Harvard Egyptologist Peter Der Manuelian about Assassin's Creed Origins. Topics include Ptolemy, Cleopatra, Cultural Imperialism, "Blackwashing" vs. "Whitewashing," the Giza Pyramids, and tourist traps.
Historian Bob Whitaker discusses the media coverage surrounding Call of Duty WWII, and considers problems related to public memory of famous historical events.
Historian Bob Whitaker talks with Maxime Durand, Ubisoft's resident historian, about Assassin's Creed: Origins. Topics include historical research, Ancient Egypt, and using games for education.
Historian John Harney and Professor Michael Dylan Foster of University of California, Davis discuss Japanese folklore and yokai in Team Ninja’s Nioh.
Historian Bob Whitaker talks with Tracy Fullerton about Walden, a game. Topics include Henry David Thoreau's life and work, historical accuracy in games, the context of life in the 1840s, civil disobedience, and bean farming.
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[Blog - 03/02/2015 - 05:26]
I think this essay raises ...
I think this essay raises an important point about all games, not just historical ones. I would say that historical games, on the whole, tend to be more aware of diversity than non-historical games. Assassin 's Creed Freedom Cry and Liberation are the most obvious examples, but there are a ...
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[Blog - 01/14/2014 - 08:04]
I 'm a history professor, ...
I 'm a history professor, and I 've used Oregon Trail several times in my US history survey. When it comes to history, I think students have a difficult time putting themselves in the perspective of people in the past. I think games offer a quick and easy way to ...
