The Interactive Pasts Conference: Bram van den Hout
0Presentation at the Interactive Pasts Conference, April 5th 2016, Leiden University.
Bram van den Hout (International Institute of Social History)
"Pirates, Terror of the Seas or Swashbuckling Anti-hero?
Pirates are one of the most popular and well-liked "historical" figures in media. From Treasure Island to Pirates of the Caribbean, book readers and movie-goers have been shown the swash-buckling life of pirates. The acts of exploring lost islands, fighting the British Navy, drinking rum and burying treasures have been used in all kinds of media to depict the pirate of the 17th and 18th century. Videogames too, have been based around the romantic idea of pirates: ranging from exciting action games like Assassin's Creed Black Flag, to management simulators like Port Royale 3 and Sid Meier's Pirates! and comedic adventures such as The Secret Of Monkey Island. It seems that all sides of pirates has been playable, but are players given a historical presentation of pirates or are they living the life of mythical beings not unlike the superheroes and fighting champions that they share a console with?
My talk will discuss the differences between videogame pirates and those that roamed the seas during the 17th and 18th centuries, what videogames did get right and why videogames are the perfect medium to educate people about pirates."
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