I’ve been thinking of asking historians, art historians and archaeologists, if they would like to contribute to a new edited book, primarily (or only) on Assassin’s Creed. How do they or could they use it for teaching and research. What new features would they love to see? Could we get some of the professional historians who advised on the series to write their thoughts, advice, and experiences? Perhaps even one of the game designers who worked on the series?

What would be a good title?

• Assassin’s Creed for Academics: What We Wrote in the Shadows? (What We Taught in the Shadows?)
• Assassin’s Creed: Academics Take Aim
• Assassin’s Creed: An Educated Stab in the Dark
• Assassin’s Creed in the Classroom: Have Eagle, Will Travel
• update: Alex Butterworth suggested Under the Hood

References

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• Dingman, H. (2018, 24 February 2018). Assassin’s Creed: Origins’s Discovery Tour mode shows how great educational games could be. PCWorld. Retrieved from https://www.pcworld.com/article/3257596/assassins-creed-origins-discovery-tour-mode.html
• Dow, D. N. (2013). Historical Veneers: Anachronism, Simulation, and Art History in Assassin’s Creed II. In M. W. Kapell & A. B. R. Elliott (Eds.), Playing with the Past: Digital Games and the Simulation of History (pp. 215-232). New York, USA: Bloomsbury.
• Forsyth, E. (2010). From assassins creed 2 to the five greatest warriors: games and reading. Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services, 23(3), 117.
• Gilbert, L. (2017). “The Past is Your Playground”: The Challenges and Possibilities of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate for Social Education. Theory & Research in Social Education, 45(1), 145-155. doi:10.1080/00933104.2017.1228812
• Hamilton, K. (2017, 27 October 2017). Assassin’s Creed Origins: The Kotaku Review. Kotaku. Retrieved from https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/10/assassins-creed-origins-the-kotaku-review/
• Thier, D. (2018, 21 Feb 2018). ‘Assassin’s Creed Origins Discovery Tour’ May Be The Best Assassin’s Creed Ever. Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2018/02/21/assassins-creed-origins-discovery-tour-may-be-the-best-assassins-creed-ever/#4a279ac15d32
• Walker, J. (2018, 22nd February 2018). We perhaps need a little bit more education: Assassin’s Creed Origins’ Discovery Tour. Retrieved from https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/02/22/assassins-creed-origins-discovery-tour-review/
• Whittaker, B., & Der Manuelian, P. (Producer). (2018, 29 July 2019). History Respawned: Harvard Egyptologist on Assassin’s Creed Origins. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANQL5z_JEpQ