Erik Champion
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Erik Champion
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Digital heritage, serious games, and digital inhumanities. 3D or not 3D. Usually based in Oceania but on land. https://erikchampion.wordpress.com/

Computer science 35%
Sociology 9%

Interesting sounding paper! CultureQuest: Deploying AI-powered Characters in Museum Spaces to Reimagine Visitor Engagement, Richard Cole1, Chris Bevan1, Frances Pickworth1, Ben Ackland2, Thomas Keane2; 1University of Bristol; 2, Meaning Machine. www.conftool.org/fantastic-fu...
Fantastic Futures 2025 - ConfTool Pro - BrowseSessions
www.conftool.org

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The 2025 ELLAK International Conference
www.kadh.org/the-2025-ell...

videogamecultures.org sounds like a great initiative, conference etc, that I hadn't come across before.
Video Game Cultures – 10-12 September 2025 at Charles University, Prague (CZ)
videogamecultures.org

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Heading back to Melbourne today for a busy week at SLV as my residency wraps up. I'll be giving a talk on Wednesday if you're interested in what I've been doing: https://lab.slv.vic.gov.au/participate/technologist-talk-tim-sherratt #maps #libraries #glam #digitalhumanities
Technologist Talk: Tim Sherratt | SLV LAB
Tim Sherratt presents his SLV LAB residency project: making place-based collections more accessible to library users.
lab.slv.vic.gov.au

Linked Open Data FTW!

I am, perhaps, the only person who thinks these book covers look like elegant chocolate block wrappers...

Oh dear!! What about the alleged Indo-European links?! (Ymir in Norse, Purusha in Indian). www.watoday.com.au/lifestyle/fa...
Helly Hansen is the new uniform of choice for neo-Nazis. Why?
The Norwegian brand with the HH logo has become popular on the far right. But is there anything a fashion label can – or should – do to disassociate itself from extremist movements?
www.watoday.com.au

When I received what felt like the 10th spam journal invite, but to present on gynaecology, I realised it is a dastardly ploy to trigger insufferable dad jokes. I am resisting. Even if resistance is futile.
a chihuahua holding a large bone with the words i found this humerus written below it
Alt: a chihuahua holding a large bone with the words i found this humerus written below it
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Could be a round of drinks of an interestingly named local ale?

1 billion dollars for a climate change meeting? Call me old-fashioned but couldn't they have saved a little of the environment, met online, and spent the money on saving the environment? www.afr.com/politics/fed...
a soccer game between minnesota united and aqua is being shown on youtube
Alt: own goal: a soccer game between minnesota united and aqua is being shown on youtube
media.tenor.com

Well I don't think I should be a customer then. If this CEO is reported accurately, frankly, he is an idiot. And a greedy, immoral one.

I wonder why Microsoft One Note (Mac OS version here) takes up 1.39GB for what looks like a butchered tiny version of MS Word? Am I missing something of brilliance here?

It's really interesting to me reading the little shiny magpie clues that you wanted to examine in the game even though (or because?) you knew they did not belong there!
hey y'all! my questionnaire on player experience in historical videogames is now LIVE! if you play videogames about the past, we want to hear from you! edu.nl/7w3yn

"Leicester is a place with rich history, diversity and culture. It’s home to England’s tallest piece of Roman architect still standing at Jewry Wall and Europe’s tallest piece of street art." I wonder how tall the Roman architect is-their endurance is incredible! visitleicester.info/see-and-do/c...
Culture and Heritage
Leicester is a place with rich history, diversity and culture. It’s home to England’s tallest piece of Roman architect still standing at Jewry Wall and Europe’s tallest piece of street art.
visitleicester.info

"One of"!?! And that's a big chair for one cat!

they stole my grant idea! Well I didn't get funded anyway so glad to see it works for someone else (and no they didn't steal it I was joking). www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘I try to make them feel as ignorant as possible’: German museum’s ‘grumpy guide’ is surprise hit
Performance artist’s aggressive art historian shouts at visitors and insults curators – and his tours are sold out
www.theguardian.com

thank you for the history. Fascinating.

Slow travel query, I have 3-4 days free to travel from Munich to Belgium (Brussels) end of January. Is it worth taking a train or bus and stopping at Stuttgart or Luxembourg or somewhere on the way rather than flying direct? (Strasbourg always appealed but seems a bit out of the way).

I hope this has been confirmed by an official Entomologist!

My only paper on zombies (with Dr Andrew Dekker) has just been quoted by Jesus! doi.org/10.5753/sbga... Phew, can retire now.
Investigando os Métodos e Recursos por Trás do Desenvolvimento de um Jogo de Terror | Anais do Simpósio Brasileiro de Jogos e Entretenimento Digital (SBGames)
doi.org

Can I ask what they used to gently clear it away?

Thanks ANU, at least there's something! "There are new plans to fix how universities will run. But will they work?" share.google/xcmwkPkpuMVF...
There are new plans to fix how universities will run. But will they work?
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare says, ‘if you don’t think there are challenges in university governance, you’ve been living under a rock’.
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I see great HR savings, he brings his own staff!

Shame, looks like an excellent opportunity to build core strength.

Those people who put their bag on the seat beside them on public transport on crowded buses and trains should pay for both seats IMO.