Gradually, they discover clues not only to the history of slavery at Blackhaven but also to modern racism.
The mansion once belonged to Thomas Harwood, who, in the world of the game, was an American Founding Father.Īs Kendra Turner, a sophomore at a Historically Black College and University ( HBCU) and the society’s newest intern, players complete tasks including testing a guided tour and scanning documents. Meszaros reports for CBR, the company’s first game, “Blackhaven,” immerses players in the realistic-albeit fictional-landscape of Blackhaven Hall Historical Society, a ruined colonial estate restored as a museum. That’s the premise behind the first-person video game “ Blackhaven,” out now from Historiated Games.įounded by James Coltrain, a historian and expert on game design at the University of Connecticut, Historiated Games describes itself as a “historian founded studio making story-driven games.” As E.L.
A young woman starts her summer internship at a historic site dating to the time of the American Revolution, only to begin turning up violent pieces of the estate’s history that have been intentionally hidden from the public.
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