Richard Cole
@richardcole.bsky.social
Lecturer in Digital Futures at the University of Bristol (Bristol Digital Futures Institute) and co-director of the #BristolDigitalGameLab
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✍️ Prof Esther Eidinow (@clahbristol.bsky.social) & Dr Chris Bevan (Computer Science) introduce us to their AI in Antiquity project which uses new technologies to bring the ancient world to life
Read how their use of AI aims to enhance the teaching of ancient culture 👉 bit.ly/4qwgyjt
Read how their use of AI aims to enhance the teaching of ancient culture 👉 bit.ly/4qwgyjt
October 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
✍️ Prof Esther Eidinow (@clahbristol.bsky.social) & Dr Chris Bevan (Computer Science) introduce us to their AI in Antiquity project which uses new technologies to bring the ancient world to life
Read how their use of AI aims to enhance the teaching of ancient culture 👉 bit.ly/4qwgyjt
Read how their use of AI aims to enhance the teaching of ancient culture 👉 bit.ly/4qwgyjt
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🎮 Video games are no longer just entertainment. They are tools for change.
The #BristolDigitalGameLab is pioneering this shift, asking not just what games are, but what they can do for society.
Watch the full video to learn more 👉 bit.ly/3KNNe7Q
@richardcole.bsky.social @mikesamuel8.bsky.social
The #BristolDigitalGameLab is pioneering this shift, asking not just what games are, but what they can do for society.
Watch the full video to learn more 👉 bit.ly/3KNNe7Q
@richardcole.bsky.social @mikesamuel8.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🎮 Video games are no longer just entertainment. They are tools for change.
The #BristolDigitalGameLab is pioneering this shift, asking not just what games are, but what they can do for society.
Watch the full video to learn more 👉 bit.ly/3KNNe7Q
@richardcole.bsky.social @mikesamuel8.bsky.social
The #BristolDigitalGameLab is pioneering this shift, asking not just what games are, but what they can do for society.
Watch the full video to learn more 👉 bit.ly/3KNNe7Q
@richardcole.bsky.social @mikesamuel8.bsky.social
I had a fantastic conversation with Dr Sarah Jones this summer for the University of Bristol Humanities Learning and Teaching Network podcast series about using VR and video games in the Classics and Ancient History classroom.
September 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I had a fantastic conversation with Dr Sarah Jones this summer for the University of Bristol Humanities Learning and Teaching Network podcast series about using VR and video games in the Classics and Ancient History classroom.
Double publication alert! Both the below focus on
@ubisoft.com's #Assassin'sCreedOdyssey as a case study, demonstrating not only how influential the game has been on my own (and others') thinking, but also on the development of games studies scholarship more broadly. #BrisotlDigitalGameLab
@ubisoft.com's #Assassin'sCreedOdyssey as a case study, demonstrating not only how influential the game has been on my own (and others') thinking, but also on the development of games studies scholarship more broadly. #BrisotlDigitalGameLab
August 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Double publication alert! Both the below focus on
@ubisoft.com's #Assassin'sCreedOdyssey as a case study, demonstrating not only how influential the game has been on my own (and others') thinking, but also on the development of games studies scholarship more broadly. #BrisotlDigitalGameLab
@ubisoft.com's #Assassin'sCreedOdyssey as a case study, demonstrating not only how influential the game has been on my own (and others') thinking, but also on the development of games studies scholarship more broadly. #BrisotlDigitalGameLab
Double publication alert! Both the below focus on @ubisoft.com's #Assassin'sCreedOdyssey as a case study, demonstrating not only how influential the game has been on my own (and others') thinking, but also on the development of games studies scholarship more broadly. #BrisotlDigitalGameLab
August 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Double publication alert! Both the below focus on @ubisoft.com's #Assassin'sCreedOdyssey as a case study, demonstrating not only how influential the game has been on my own (and others') thinking, but also on the development of games studies scholarship more broadly. #BrisotlDigitalGameLab
A callout for last minute signups for a #BristolDigitalGameLab research study on Monday 28 July to test a new game, developed by Meaning Machine in partnership with the University of Bristol and Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.
July 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
A callout for last minute signups for a #BristolDigitalGameLab research study on Monday 28 July to test a new game, developed by Meaning Machine in partnership with the University of Bristol and Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.
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Incredibly excited to share this collaborative article with @richardcole.bsky.social, out now in Convergence!
We hosted an active play experiment to explore how players make choices in historical games, and which role history plays (or doesn't) in this process: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
We hosted an active play experiment to explore how players make choices in historical games, and which role history plays (or doesn't) in this process: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
‘As you write your Odyssey…’: An empirical study of Classics students’ play interests and ergodic characterization in historical video games - Alexander Vandewalle, Richard Cole, 2025
The various ways that players actually play historical games, and how history – or players’ conceptualization thereof – impacts play processes, remains understu...
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July 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Incredibly excited to share this collaborative article with @richardcole.bsky.social, out now in Convergence!
We hosted an active play experiment to explore how players make choices in historical games, and which role history plays (or doesn't) in this process: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
We hosted an active play experiment to explore how players make choices in historical games, and which role history plays (or doesn't) in this process: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Day 5 of #BristolDataWeek wrapped up on Friday.
We had our Applied Data Analysis in Python: scikit-learn training session, Museums of Languages: A Concept Game Jam with Bristol Digital Game Lab, and the Careers in Data Science seminar with Compass CDT.
#BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025
We had our Applied Data Analysis in Python: scikit-learn training session, Museums of Languages: A Concept Game Jam with Bristol Digital Game Lab, and the Careers in Data Science seminar with Compass CDT.
#BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025
June 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Day 5 of #BristolDataWeek wrapped up on Friday.
We had our Applied Data Analysis in Python: scikit-learn training session, Museums of Languages: A Concept Game Jam with Bristol Digital Game Lab, and the Careers in Data Science seminar with Compass CDT.
#BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025
We had our Applied Data Analysis in Python: scikit-learn training session, Museums of Languages: A Concept Game Jam with Bristol Digital Game Lab, and the Careers in Data Science seminar with Compass CDT.
#BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025
Looking forward to rolling the dice for this tomorrow with @alexvandewalle.bsky.social!
Wishing you were choosing your next adventure from the Illithid? Join Dr. Richard Cole & Dr. Alexander Vandewalle at Hitpoints & History this weekend to discuss #Baldursgate3. Tickets 20% starting today!
Https://hitpointsandhistory2025.eventbrite.com
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April 25, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Looking forward to rolling the dice for this tomorrow with @alexvandewalle.bsky.social!
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Wishing you were choosing your next adventure from the Illithid? Join Dr. Richard Cole & Dr. Alexander Vandewalle at Hitpoints & History this weekend to discuss #Baldursgate3. Tickets 20% starting today!
Https://hitpointsandhistory2025.eventbrite.com
Https://hitpointsandhistory2025.eventbrite.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Wishing you were choosing your next adventure from the Illithid? Join Dr. Richard Cole & Dr. Alexander Vandewalle at Hitpoints & History this weekend to discuss #Baldursgate3. Tickets 20% starting today!
Https://hitpointsandhistory2025.eventbrite.com
Https://hitpointsandhistory2025.eventbrite.com
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Congratulations to Dr @richardcole.bsky.social who is a University Enterprise Fellow for 25/26! 🥳
Richard will make use of the Fellowship to develop the Bristol Digital Game Lab's pioneering work around games for public service
Read more about the new cohort 👉 bit.ly/4cnHFqi
Richard will make use of the Fellowship to develop the Bristol Digital Game Lab's pioneering work around games for public service
Read more about the new cohort 👉 bit.ly/4cnHFqi
April 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Congratulations to Dr @richardcole.bsky.social who is a University Enterprise Fellow for 25/26! 🥳
Richard will make use of the Fellowship to develop the Bristol Digital Game Lab's pioneering work around games for public service
Read more about the new cohort 👉 bit.ly/4cnHFqi
Richard will make use of the Fellowship to develop the Bristol Digital Game Lab's pioneering work around games for public service
Read more about the new cohort 👉 bit.ly/4cnHFqi
We're extremely lucky to be hosting the one and only Dr Glaire Anderson at the #BristolDigitalGameLab next month. On Wednesday 7 May 2025 @ 17:00, hear Glaire talk about “Lessons from ‘Leaving Arabistan’: New Possibilities for Academic & Games Industry Collaborations.” buytickets.at/bristoldigit...
Select tickets – Lessons from ‘Leaving Arabistan’: New Possibilities for Academic & Games Industry Collaborations – B.H05 Lecture Theatre, Arts Complex, Woodland Road, University of Bristol.
On Wednesday 7 May 2025, the Bristol Digital Game Lab is delighted to be hosting a research seminar with speaker Dr Glaire Ande...
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April 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
We're extremely lucky to be hosting the one and only Dr Glaire Anderson at the #BristolDigitalGameLab next month. On Wednesday 7 May 2025 @ 17:00, hear Glaire talk about “Lessons from ‘Leaving Arabistan’: New Possibilities for Academic & Games Industry Collaborations.” buytickets.at/bristoldigit...
It was inspiring to meet fellow contributors at this book launch and take part in the wider discussions prompted(!) by this volume.
The Turing Liasion team organised a book launch for the new AI and Literature Routledge Handbook at @ssgreatbritain.bsky.social with talks from co-editors Genevieve Liveley and Will Slocombe, and book contributors Kate Devlin and Victoria Punch.
Read the blog post here: tinyurl.com/ck9kkhsp
Read the blog post here: tinyurl.com/ck9kkhsp
March 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
It was inspiring to meet fellow contributors at this book launch and take part in the wider discussions prompted(!) by this volume.
I can't quite believe this is happening, but from August I'll be taking up the role of Lecturer in Digital Futures at the Bristol Digital Futures Institute @bdfi.bsky.social. It's an incredible opportunity to support the growth of the Institute, with the first five years frontloaded with research
March 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I can't quite believe this is happening, but from August I'll be taking up the role of Lecturer in Digital Futures at the Bristol Digital Futures Institute @bdfi.bsky.social. It's an incredible opportunity to support the growth of the Institute, with the first five years frontloaded with research
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Really enjoyed co-presenting a Classics and Ancient History / Bristol Digital Game Lab research seminar with @richardcole.bsky.social in Bristol earlier this week! We discussed our active play experiment where we tested how/whether history impacts players' in-game character decisions.
March 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Really enjoyed co-presenting a Classics and Ancient History / Bristol Digital Game Lab research seminar with @richardcole.bsky.social in Bristol earlier this week! We discussed our active play experiment where we tested how/whether history impacts players' in-game character decisions.
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Join @richardcole.bsky.social and me Tuesday 11 March 2025 15:30 UTC for a hybrid Classics and Ancient History / Game Lab research seminar! We'll be presenting our work on exploring player responses to historical video games.
Click here (& scroll down) for details on location & Zoom link!
Click here (& scroll down) for details on location & Zoom link!
Events – Bristol Digital Game Lab
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February 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Join @richardcole.bsky.social and me Tuesday 11 March 2025 15:30 UTC for a hybrid Classics and Ancient History / Game Lab research seminar! We'll be presenting our work on exploring player responses to historical video games.
Click here (& scroll down) for details on location & Zoom link!
Click here (& scroll down) for details on location & Zoom link!
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💥 Great to see the research of Dr Beth Rebisz (@uobrishistory.bsky.social), Dr Richard Cole (@clahbristol.bsky.social), Prof Ed King & Dr Paul Merchant (HiPLA) feature in the latest Research Frontiers newsletter
Read the issue to find out more about our research 👇
bristol.ac.uk/research/imp...
Read the issue to find out more about our research 👇
bristol.ac.uk/research/imp...
February 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
💥 Great to see the research of Dr Beth Rebisz (@uobrishistory.bsky.social), Dr Richard Cole (@clahbristol.bsky.social), Prof Ed King & Dr Paul Merchant (HiPLA) feature in the latest Research Frontiers newsletter
Read the issue to find out more about our research 👇
bristol.ac.uk/research/imp...
Read the issue to find out more about our research 👇
bristol.ac.uk/research/imp...
Looking forward to presenting today at the AI and Writing for Games: Revolutionising Play and Design webinar.
February 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Looking forward to presenting today at the AI and Writing for Games: Revolutionising Play and Design webinar.
This was such a fantastic conversation. @lexie-henning.bsky.social is the most accommodating host and her questions were nuanced and thought-provoking throughout. It does help that we share a love of all things Classics and gaming, which definitely comes across.
Today on Ancient Office Hours, Dr. @richardcole.bsky.social , a lecturer in Digital Classics at the University of Bristol, drops by to discuss merging the ancient world with contemporary digital media, the Virtual Reality Oracle project, and the future of VR in education, particularly in classrooms.
February 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This was such a fantastic conversation. @lexie-henning.bsky.social is the most accommodating host and her questions were nuanced and thought-provoking throughout. It does help that we share a love of all things Classics and gaming, which definitely comes across.
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Today on Ancient Office Hours, Dr. @richardcole.bsky.social , a lecturer in Digital Classics at the University of Bristol, drops by to discuss merging the ancient world with contemporary digital media, the Virtual Reality Oracle project, and the future of VR in education, particularly in classrooms.
February 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Today on Ancient Office Hours, Dr. @richardcole.bsky.social , a lecturer in Digital Classics at the University of Bristol, drops by to discuss merging the ancient world with contemporary digital media, the Virtual Reality Oracle project, and the future of VR in education, particularly in classrooms.
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🚨FINAL #CFP: (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the #AncientWorld Conference - June 25-26, 2025, @uniofreading.bsky.social.
Abstracts Due: February 7, 2025
Full Details: edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener...
#AI #Classics #Teaching
@ics.bsky.social @classicsforall.bsky.social
Abstracts Due: February 7, 2025
Full Details: edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener...
#AI #Classics #Teaching
@ics.bsky.social @classicsforall.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🚨FINAL #CFP: (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the #AncientWorld Conference - June 25-26, 2025, @uniofreading.bsky.social.
Abstracts Due: February 7, 2025
Full Details: edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener...
#AI #Classics #Teaching
@ics.bsky.social @classicsforall.bsky.social
Abstracts Due: February 7, 2025
Full Details: edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener...
#AI #Classics #Teaching
@ics.bsky.social @classicsforall.bsky.social
Have you ever wanted to take part in video game research? The Bristol Digital Game Lab needs you to help us conduct research on player responses to ‘First Person Talkers’. We’re looking to recruit 60 people to test out a prototype murder mystery game called DEAD MEAT (Meaning Machine).
January 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Have you ever wanted to take part in video game research? The Bristol Digital Game Lab needs you to help us conduct research on player responses to ‘First Person Talkers’. We’re looking to recruit 60 people to test out a prototype murder mystery game called DEAD MEAT (Meaning Machine).
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🎮 And Drs @mikesamuel8.bsky.social & @richardcole.bsky.social introduce their project which seeks to address a gap in support & resources for new fathers through an immersive, narrative-based video game
Mike's research 👉 bit.ly/40Tn0Gz
Richard's research 👉 bit.ly/4gePqiV
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Mike's research 👉 bit.ly/40Tn0Gz
Richard's research 👉 bit.ly/4gePqiV
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January 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🎮 And Drs @mikesamuel8.bsky.social & @richardcole.bsky.social introduce their project which seeks to address a gap in support & resources for new fathers through an immersive, narrative-based video game
Mike's research 👉 bit.ly/40Tn0Gz
Richard's research 👉 bit.ly/4gePqiV
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Mike's research 👉 bit.ly/40Tn0Gz
Richard's research 👉 bit.ly/4gePqiV
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📽️🎮 As the Global Game Jam kicks off this weekend, we're thinking back to our Algorithmic Bias event organised by the #BristolDigitalGameLab & #CentreforCreativeTechnologies
Watch the full video to learn how gaming can help us tackle key societal issues 👉 bit.ly/40Boowq
@richardcole.bsky.social
Watch the full video to learn how gaming can help us tackle key societal issues 👉 bit.ly/40Boowq
@richardcole.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
📽️🎮 As the Global Game Jam kicks off this weekend, we're thinking back to our Algorithmic Bias event organised by the #BristolDigitalGameLab & #CentreforCreativeTechnologies
Watch the full video to learn how gaming can help us tackle key societal issues 👉 bit.ly/40Boowq
@richardcole.bsky.social
Watch the full video to learn how gaming can help us tackle key societal issues 👉 bit.ly/40Boowq
@richardcole.bsky.social
New publication alert! My chapter, The AI question, or what if Homer had ChatGPT?, is out now in the Routledge Handbook of AI and Literature. Its about how we can make use of existing questions of authorship to interrogate generative AI. #Classics #AI #Homer www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
The AI question, or what if Homer had ChatGPT? | 11 | The Routledge Ha
Literary criticism has long been interested in the so-called ‘Homeric Question’: who authored the Odyssey and the Iliad? What if, instead of asking the ‘Homeric
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January 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New publication alert! My chapter, The AI question, or what if Homer had ChatGPT?, is out now in the Routledge Handbook of AI and Literature. Its about how we can make use of existing questions of authorship to interrogate generative AI. #Classics #AI #Homer www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...