'Leaving 'Arabistan': A Collaborative Approach to Representing Muslims and the MENA'

Anderson, G. (Invited speaker)

Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

Period	17 Mar 2024 → 23 Mar 2024
Event title	Game Developers Conference
Event type	Conference
Location	San Francisco, United StatesShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International

Keywords

Assassin's Creed Mirage
Ubisoft
video games
Islamic art and architecture
representation

Documents & Links

Leaving 'Arabistan': A Collaborative Approach to Representing Muslims and the MENA In this talk Glaire Anderson, founding leader of the Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture & Collections, University of Edinburgh, shares her collaborative project with Ubisoft on the new educational feature created for Assassin's Creed Mirage. Specifically, she draws on her personal background and experiences, and over a decade of research on using game engines and digital technologies to visualise historical Islamic architecture, landscape, and objects, to explain the importance of collaborative work across games, education, and cultural heritage sector to support public education, inclusion, and to address problematic misconceptions about Muslims and Middle Eastern societies and civilization. Her talk will give attendees a practical example of a successful case study that supports industry focus on fostering diversity of voice, experience, and perspective.

Related content

Research output
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Research output: Non-textual form › Software

Press/Media
Rebuilding Baghdad – in the new Assassin’s Creed
Press/Media: Research
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Introduces History of Baghdad Feature to Bring Players Closer to History
Press/Media: Press Release

Activities
Consultancy
Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy

Prizes
Best Impact From a Data-Led Project
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)