Well, it has been a crazy (and busy) few weeks. It's hard to believe the semester is almost over. The term has flown by, and due dates are fast approaching!  I am returning to my blog to talk about the readings for tomorrow's Public History class. The majority of the readings look at issues related... Continue Reading →

In my last post, I briefly discussed my experience coding a mod in Europa Universals IV (EU4) and my disaster’s starting conditions. You can check out that post here. For this week, I thought I would delve into some of the “events” related to my disaster mod, explain how they work and the history that... Continue Reading →

Well, it appears that this semester has flown by. Within the next week, classes will be over, and everyone will be able to take some time and relax. Only four more assignments between now and the start of the winter break. Last time I posted, I talked about where I was going with my independent... Continue Reading →

Over the reading week, I figured out what I will do with my independent project. While it has not changed from my idea to mod Europa Universalis IV (EU IV), I nailed down what I want to try to accomplish. I am going to mod in a Nine Years’ War (1593-1603) disaster event for England.... Continue Reading →

Last week, the Digital Public History class had a workshop on GIS at Western’s Map and Data Centre. Although it was many of my colleague’s first foray into ArcGIS and was likely an exciting time, I already had some experience with the software thanks to my summer employment with the Huron History Community Centre and... Continue Reading →

When I was finishing up our readings on spatial history, something from Earley-Spadoni’s article caught my eye.  When the author discusses the use of geospatial technologies for digital storytelling, she briefly mentions a crowdsource platform named GlobalXplorer and asserts that the project is one of the many ways geospatial technologies can “communicate archaeological and historical... Continue Reading →

  After being inspired by our readings and class discussion on digital reproduction and its use in museums, I decided to experiment with a couple of 3D scanning applications on my smartphone. Mainly, I wanted to see how easy it would be for an average person to scan a 3D object into a digital model.... Continue Reading →

Before delving into the readings for our class on Digital History Games, I assumed the discussion would center on the question of “historical authenticity." Indeed, most debates I have seen on the internet focus heavily on whether a game set in the past is historically accurate, with people from across the globe chiming in their... Continue Reading →

Over the last few days, I decided to look into Transkribus after our brief discussion of the software in class. The idea of training an artificial intelligence to learn a person’s handwriting sounds straight out of science fiction. In theory, it would drastically shorten the time historians spend combing through documents and allow us more... Continue Reading →

Today marks the end of my first full week in Western’s Pubic History MA program. While I suspect my transition to Western’s campus has not been as difficult compared to some of my colleagues who hail from across North America, there has been a minor transitional period in trading Huron’s campus for Western’s. Out of... Continue Reading →