In December we have the pleasure of hosting Stéphanie-Anne Ruatta and Jonathan Dumont (see their bios below from UBISOFT Canada for a lecture called From History to Game Design: Recreating Ancient Greece with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. So mark your calendars right now!
16/12, 14:00-17:00 LUX Aula (C116)
This is what we can expect from the talk:
The Assassin’s Creed series takes imagination and ingenuity to new heights by placing a sense of historical authenticity at the heart of its gaming worlds. This seminar focuses on the procedures by which the Assassin’s Creed Odyssey team established a sense of historical authenticity in the game. It explores the relationship between research, historical references, technological conventions and game design parameters. It proposes a dive into the creative process retracing the step to reconstruct a credible and immersive Ancient Greek experience, where digital technology, gameplay interaction and historical re-enactment come together as one.
Stéphanie-Anne Ruatta, Historian
Starting as a Teaching Assistant at La Sorbonne, Stéphanie-Anne quickly shared her passion for Ancient History by being a cultural and scientific speaker, a trainee in scientific research, a tour guide speaker, an author and coordinator and finally, becoming resident historian at Ubisoft Quebec. With a PhD. in classical languages and literatures and a M. A. in Ancient History, she has lent her skill on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the Discovery Tour and on the newly announced Gods & Monsters.
Jonathan Dumont, Creative Director
With more than 20 years experience as a developer in the games industry, Jonathan started his career as a 3D animator and artist at Ubisoft. Moving into level design roles on AAA franchises such as Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell and Army of Two, he then spent almost seven years at Blizzard Entertainment as a Senior and Lead Level Designer on World of Warcraft. He returned to Ubisoft in 2014 as World Director on Assassin’s Creed Syndicate and then as a Creative director on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and on the newly announced Gods & Monsters.