Dr. Alexander Vandewalle, a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, joins Lexie to discuss how his passion for modern video games and Classics led to his PhD research on the characterization of mythological figures in video games, the nuances of using video games in educational settings, and the evolution of classical reception in video games & its growing legitimacy as a field of study. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! 

Originally recorded May 30, 2025. 

Learn more about Dr. Vandewalle: https://research.flw.ugent.be/en/alexander.vandewalle 

Check out his publications on Academia: https://antwerp.academia.edu/AlexanderVandewalle 

Check out Paizomen, the database of Classical Antiquity games: https://paizomen.com/ 

Find his book on characters in myth: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/characters-and-characterization-in-mythological-video-games-9781350565852/ 

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Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday. 

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