***With apologies for cross-posting***
Hacking the Past: An Archives Game Jam
23-24 February 2019
UCL Hatchery, Base KX, London, NC1 4PF
The National Archives (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/) in collaboration with the Bentham Project, University College London (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bentham-project/) are coming together to create a FREE game jam, focusing on games with a purpose (GWAPs).
These organisations have experience of crowdsourcing the transcription of historical documents with the assistance of interested volunteers. They have also been experimenting with the use of Handwritten Text Recognition software to automate the transcription of documents. However, the transcription of historical material can still be a time-consuming and complex task.
The challenge for this Hackathon is to create imaginative and engaging digital games that encourage and help people to transcribe documents efficiently. These transcriptions will open up access to historical material and make them discoverable for anyone interested in historical research.
As a team, participants will be invited to create exciting games based on digital images from a diverse range of historical collections at both The National Archives and University College London.
The event will include:
* Interesting talks about the documents from archivists and historians
* Briefing on the tasks ahead
* A chance to learn and develop exciting new digital skills
* A showcase of all the work produced over the weekend
* A lot of hacking time
* And of course, pizza!
Find out more and register to attend at the Eventbrite page: https://archives-gamejam.eventbrite.co.uk
-------------------------------------------------- Dr. Louise Seaward Research Associate Bentham Project, Faculty of Laws, University College London, Bentham House, 4-8 Endsleigh Gardens, London, WC1H 0EG
Email: louise.seaward@ucl.ac.ukmailto:louise.seaward@ucl.ac.uk Tel: 020 3108 8397 Web: Transcribe Benthamhttp://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/transcribe-bentham/; Recognition and Enrichment of Archival Documents (READ)http://read.transkribus.eu/ Twitter: @TranscriBenthamhttps://twitter.com/transcribentham; @Transkribushttps://twitter.com/Transkribus