Purpose-driven startup providing accurate information on Islamic art, architecture, and history for wide public audiences. We help students, professionals, and enthusiasts through our historical consulting services and live online Academy short courses. Led by Founding Director and Principal Consultant Glaire Anderson, PhD our award-winning projects include Assassin's Creed Mirage and its educational ‘History of Baghdad’ Codex feature (Ubisoft, 2023). The Codex is now available to learners ages 12+ in the Discovery Tour Medieval Baghdad free app (Ubisoft, 2025). Follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram and visit us online at www.digitallabivcc.com to learn more.
A new Discovery Tour Medieval Baghdad app!
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Hello Reader, This week Ubisoft announced a new, free Discovery Tour Medieval Baghdad app! It incorporates our consultancy and collaborative research work from Assassin's Creed Mirage and its educational Codex feature. You can learn more and download the free app on the Ubisoft website here. I couldn't be happier that the results of our consultancy and collaboration with Ubisoft are now even more accessible to wide publics. My hope is that this app will inspire more people of all ages to learn about global Islamic art, architecture and history than ever before. I'll be testing it out in my new Edinburgh Futures Institute postgrad course this Fall -'Video Games and XR for Inclusive Cultural Heritages'. If you give Discovery Tour Medieval Baghdad a try, at home or in the classroom, do let me know. I'd love to hear your thoughts!
All my best,
Glaire p.s. yesterday we had a great start to Academy, with Sarah leading a new cohort in our single session 'Representing Historical Islamicate Societies'. We'll offer it one more time this Fall, in November. Next month we're running the Age of the Caliphs unit again - if you or someone you could use a quick and enjoyable intro or refresher, do join us! |
Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture & Collections (DLIVCC)
Purpose-driven startup providing accurate information on Islamic art, architecture, and history for wide public audiences. We help students, professionals, and enthusiasts through our historical consulting services and live online Academy short courses. Led by Founding Director and Principal Consultant Glaire Anderson, PhD our award-winning projects include Assassin's Creed Mirage and its educational ‘History of Baghdad’ Codex feature (Ubisoft, 2023). The Codex is now available to learners ages 12+ in the Discovery Tour Medieval Baghdad free app (Ubisoft, 2025). Follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram and visit us online at www.digitallabivcc.com to learn more.
Hello Reader! We're happy to share the news that we're bringing Islamic art courses to a new group of students in 2026 - retirees/lifelong learners! Class 1 focuses on addressing some misperceptions that people have regarding Islamic art. Learn more below Islamic Art for Retirees 1 Class 2 is a traditional history of Islamic art class that starts with the early period and goes through the late Ottoman Empire. Learn more below Islamic Art for Retirees 2 Register by 15 December to receive a...
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Hello! If you're considering taking a class with us in the future, then why not listen to what our previous students have said about the experience?Students felt that our Education Lead Sarah had "great energy" and "great pacing," and found it "fascinating to learn about the problematic representations of Islamic civilizations in games," alongside what exactly the DLIVCC has done to address these issues within the gaming industry.Others "enjoyed the wealth of information," and felt that Sarah...