ColloquiuM on TW Modding

**Empress Meg** · May 11, 2009, 08:58 PM

The department for Ancient History at Humboldt-University Berlin has a colloquium, which is usually for scholars presenting their research or qualification thesis (M.A. and PhD). This week on Wednesday, there is a speech (including discussion afterwards) about Total War modding and it is public, so anyone interested can visit.

http://ag.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/si...1/default.aspx

Not bad for the TW series! Those of you int he area may want to check it out! Thank you FliegerAD for passing on the info to the TWC.

**Gwyn ap Nud** · May 11, 2009, 09:33 PM

That's pretty cool.
Too bad I don't speak German, and live quite far from Germany.

Curse you Atlantic Ocean!
Ah, I'm sure someone will take notes for me and my friends south of the border.

**Conquistatore** · May 12, 2009, 01:18 AM

Good publicity for the series! Too bad its all in German

**The Donz** · May 12, 2009, 03:28 AM

I think I'll hear this one. Thanks for the Info.

**Nakharar** · May 14, 2009, 02:19 PM

im happy this fell through flieger toldme about this i told him to contact Augustus Lucifier now look

**MasterOfNone** · May 14, 2009, 04:24 PM

It's OK - once it is in written form we can run it through the Google translator and gain a full and thorough understanding of what was said.

Great news anyway

**Fingon NL** · May 15, 2009, 08:16 AM

Can't wait for the transcipt

**TWoxy** · May 19, 2009, 09:44 AM

Perhaps we could get some video from someone in attendance?

**alpaca** · May 19, 2009, 01:55 PM

Sounds interesting, does anyone have a transcript (German's fine

)?

**SirMarlborough** · June 03, 2009, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by alpaca

Sounds interesting, does anyone have a transcript (German's fine

)?

I just tried to reach him at Berlin University. He's out for a moment but his collegue, who was at the discussion, said it might be possible he performed without manuscript. Anyway, when I'll have a chance to talk to him I will ask for it and try to translate it as well as possible. Anyone who feels inclined to get into contact with him:
Kai Grundmann

Lehrbeauftragter, Tutor

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Philosophische Fakultät I
Institut für Geschichtswissenschaften
Unter den Linden 6
10099 Berlin
Raum 3083
Tel.: 2093-2247
Fax: 2093-2839
kai_grundmann((AT)gmx.de

I already sent him a mail.

**SirMarlborough** · June 03, 2009, 10:29 AM

I just arrived talking to him. Unfortunatelly there's no script 'cause there was no need to hand out anything written at the colloqium. He will have a look for the power point presentation he used and if it's not deleted will place it here. Summary of the event which had about 40 listeners in the auditorium: traditional historians are sceptical about the question whether computer based simulations are a suitable means to gain correct knowledge of history events (whatever "correct" will include in this case). The given interest of modders in historical correctness is assumed to only serve the gamers longing for utmost battlefield experience, but lacks any deeper understanding of conflicts and structures of certain historical episodes. This is not Kai's opinion neither mine, but it shows that a playfull approach to history is not very common in science. Up to me it's just the opposite: I think people who occupy themselves with history based strategy simulations will start to do some research afterwards to verify how close the game is to reality, and esp. ETW is a very good deal in that. Anyway, there was a professor of miltitary history present who instantly got the idea of how ETW could be used as very attracting tool. That's so far. I hope Kai will probably add some more details.