In this episode, game designer and professor James Coltrain joins host Eduard Gafton to talk about his game, Blackhaven, and how it explores racism, slavery and Americaโs past. ย
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โ ย 00:00:00 - Start ย
โ 00:02:30 - How did Blackhaven start? ย
โ 00:23:10 - How does a 3D environment change how we interact with history? ย
โ 00:43:41 - Which games would James recommend? ย
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โ ย Historiated Gamesโ website: https://www.historiated.com/ย
โ ย Historiated Gamesโ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl9ifpyJUe9FitIPx6V-qhA/videosย
โ ย Blackhaven on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1668610/Blackhaven/ย
โ ย Digital Media and Design at the University of Connecticut: https://dmd.uconn.edu/ย
โ ย Department of Media Communications at the Xavier University of Louisiana: https://www.xula.edu/department/department-of-mass-communicationsย
โ ย Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesColtrainย
โ ย Donate to The Whitney Plantation: https://www.whitneyplantation.org/ย
โ ย Gone Home: https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/Gone_Home/ย
โ ย The Stanley Parable: https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/The_Stanley_Parable/ย
โ Everybodyโs Gone to the Rapture: https://store.steampowered.com/app/417880/Everybodys_Gone_to_the_Rapture/ย
โ Moss: https://store.steampowered.com/app/846470/Moss/ย
โ Firewatch: https://store.steampowered.com/app/383870/Firewatch/ย
โ Oxenfree: https://store.steampowered.com/app/388880/Oxenfree/ย
โ What Remains of Edith Finch: https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/What_Remains_of_Edith_Finch/ย
โ Sayonara Wild Hearts: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122720/Sayonara_Wild_Hearts/ย
โ Super Mario 3D World: Bowserโs Fury: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/Super-Mario-3D-World-Bowser-s-Fury-1832228.htmlย
โ The Forgotten City: https://store.steampowered.com/app/874260/The_Forgotten_City/ย
โ Minit: https://store.steampowered.com/app/609490/Minit/ย
โ Deathloop: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1252330/DEATHLOOP/ย
โ Returnal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Returnal_(video_game)ย
โ Lemnis Gate: https://www.lemnisgategame.com/ย
โ Blood, Sweat and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34376766-blood-sweat-and-pixelsย
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