The Role and Place of Educating a Historical Consultant for the Gaming Industry in Higher Education — A Practical Perspective
No. 1(17) (2024), ARTICLES
No. 1(17) (2024)

The Role and Place of Educating a Historical Consultant for the Gaming Industry in Higher Education — A Practical Perspective

ARTICLES
https://doi.org/10.14746/HL.2024.17.5
Published 2025-01-11
Marcin Pigulak
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8950-6937
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań image/svg+xml
Poland
Ewelina Gdaniec
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-7878
University of Economy in Bydgoszcz image/svg+xml
Poland
Patryk Wasiak
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2152-6023
Instytut Historii PAN
Poland
Journal cover Homo Ludens, no. 1(17), year 2024
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historical consultant
game development
historical games
digital games
non-computer games
university education

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Pigulak, M., Gdaniec, E., & Wasiak, P. (2025). The Role and Place of Educating a Historical Consultant for the Gaming Industry in Higher Education — A Practical Perspective. Homo Ludens, (1(17), 117–139. https://doi.org/10.14746/HL.2024.17.5
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Abstract

The article was created as a part of the Games Research Association of Poland’s project „Historical Game Consulting — Recognizing Needs and Creating Solutions for the Development of a New Creative Specialization”. The aim of this study is to discuss the assumptions regarding the role of a historical consultant in the process of creating games with historical themes. Based on surveys conducted among digital and non-digital game creators from Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe, an interdisciplinary team identified and characterized the key competencies and skills required for consultants in the game development sector. The developed guidelines aim to support the creation of university curricula that will prepare historians to serve as consultants in the gaming industry.

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This text stems from Task 2 in the research project titled Historical Consultancy for Games: Needs Analysis and Solution-Building for the New Creative Specialisation, carried out by the Games Research Association of Poland. Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in the funding scheme Development of Creative Sectors from the Centre for the Development of Creative Industries.

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