
Stephen Scarth
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Stephen Scarth
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Archivist, Heritage Sector advocate, amateur genealogist, media contributor, cardplayer, magician, explorer, adventurer, stargazer & other stuff. Views my own



Ahead of it global launch in Salem, Massachusetts on Hallowe’en, Ulster University is set to unveil a chilling new video game experience that reimagines one of Ireland’s most haunting historical episodes. 1711 Ireland: A Witch’s Fate, launching at Studio Ulster’s CoSTAR Lab on Friday 10 October, is the world’s first video game based on a real Irish witch trial – the infamous 1711 Islandmagee case in County Antrim. Developed by a multidisciplinary team led by Dr Andrew Sneddon, Senior Lecturer in International History, and Dr Victoria McCollum, Senior Lecturer in Cinematic Arts, the game is rooted in rigorous academic research and powered by immersive technology. The wider development team includes game designers and researchers Brian Coyle and Sabrina Minter. The game itself invites players to step into the shoes of an 18th-century investigator navigating evidence, fear and superstition in a society gripped by paranoia. Dr Andrew Sneddon, Senior Lecturer in International History at Ulster University, said: “This project allowed me to move beyond writing about Ireland’s witch trials and work hands-on with game developers to not just tell people about Irish witchcraft, but to show them.” syncni.com/article/14206/…












Tickets are now available for a talk by the well known maritime historian Mark Chirnside titled "Mutiny on The Olympic". The talk will take place in PRONI on Monday September 8th at 7pm. Tickets available here bit.ly/45u0Ugo




















