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Play the Past

Dedicated to thoughtfully exploring and discussing the intersection of cultural heritage (very broadly defined) and games/meaningful play (equally broadly defined).

  • Based in United States of America
  • Roughly two posts per year
  • First post on

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Month starting Posts
Dec 2020 2
Jan 2021 1
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Mar 2021 0
Apr 2021 0
May 2021 2
Jun 2021 0
Jul 2021 0
Aug 2021 0
Sep 2021 0
Oct 2021 1
Nov 2021 1
Dec 2021 0
Jan 2022 0
Feb 2022 2
Mar 2022 0
Apr 2022 0
May 2022 0
Jun 2022 1
Jul 2022 0
Aug 2022 0
Sep 2022 0
Oct 2022 0
Nov 2022 0
Dec 2022 0
Jan 2023 1
Feb 2023 0
Mar 2023 0
Apr 2023 1
May 2023 0
Jun 2023 0
Jul 2023 0
Aug 2023 0
Sep 2023 0
Oct 2023 0
Nov 2023 0
Dec 2023 0

Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.

Most recent posts

The Librarian in Strange Horticulture
You receive a handwritten note regarding the whereabouts of the Wandering Bue. It is signed by Simone, the librarian in the game Strange Horticulture. Throughout the story, she does what librarians stereotypically do: provide information. …
On , by Alvina Lai, 2,744 words
The Paradox of Abstract Time in Historical Video Games
“Playing at history”. A few generations ago, science fiction writers seemed almost alone in entertaining the thought. Today, the very idea of going on a trip in a virtual historical setting has gone mainstream, thank …
On , by Gilles Roy, 1,675 words
Archives and Historical Accuracy in the Elder Scrolls Online
Libraries and archives are important and have been for as long as humanity has kept records. But why? In The Elder Scrolls Online, a quest asks this exact question. In this article, I discuss the …
On , by Alvina Lai, 2,458 words