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Past Meets Pixel is a bi-weekly newsletter dedicated to exploring the intersection of history and video gaming. It is always free to everyone.

Our mission is to foster a collaborative community of scholars, gamers, game designers, builders, creators, and educators who share a passion for historical video games.

Through analyses, reviews, and articles, we explore how video games can serve as powerful tools for understanding and engaging with the past.

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I am an academic historian building a hub for scholars, gamers, and game developers interested in how digital experiences can engage with the complexity of history.
Someone who loves talking about the things he loves in his spare time. Advocate of Ownership of things you buy! Fan of smaller/niche titles and promotes them when he can.
A filmmaker and media scholar reserching in people and community participation in different sociocultural contexts.
I am an academic historian who is interested in harnessing the potential of digital and gaming technology to communicate the complexities of history as a means of critical engagement with the present.
Responsable de la recherche/Head of research @ Musée d'histoire de Sherbrooke - Mhist