Johansen Quijano (Tarrant County College) Study of the Middle Ages highlights literary and historical documents demonstrating that they were mired with juxtaposing practices and ideologies that led to conflict (Hodgson…
Vinicius Marino Carvalho (Universidade Estadual de Campinas) Historical agency is, once again, a hot button issue. Developments like the climate emergency and advances in AI prompted many scholars into acknowledging…
Katie Vernon (University of York) “Chivalry” conjures up ideas of codes of honour and knights in shining armour. One of chivalry’s most enduring symbols is the sword: beautifully crafted but…
Emilija Vuković (University of Belgrade) This paper delves deeper into the construction of medieval atmosphere within video games, moving beyond the common setting (Bellwright, 2024; Kingmakers, 2024; Robin Hood, 2021).…
Baykar Demir (Istanbul University) Inkulunati and Tails of Iron, despite their distinct game genres, share a reliance on the visual allure of medieval illustrations in their art direction. This paper…
Samuel Gassman (Masterstroke Games) Mediaeval man used a matrix of human behaviour based on classical sources, separating people into four temperaments of people.The first known example of this theory being…
Andreas Kjeldsen (Stark Raving Sane Games) The Knight & the Maiden: A Modern Medieval Folk-Tale is an upcoming comedic narrative adventure game with visual novel elements set in a secondary…
Muhammad Abdul Karim (Sengkala Dev) Fall of Bali is a historical strategy game set in Bali’s warring era from 1767 until 1908. The game’s area covers from Eastern Salient of…
Homeira Baghbanmoshiri (Kobe University) This presentation aims to explore the simulated chronotope within The Witcher game series from a postmodern perspective to discover its nature and its connection to the…
Yujia (Flavia) Jin (University of Glasgow) Cooperation and conflict, inspired by historical sources and figures, are pivotal in Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (2011), the concluding episode of the Ezio Auditore da…
Johansen Quijano 
Vinicius Marino Carvalho 
Katie Vernon 
Emilija Vukovic 
Baykar Demir 
Samuel Gassmann 
Andreas Kjeldsen 
Muhammad Abdul Karim 
Homeira Baghbanmoshiri 
Yujia Flavia Jin