S2E1 - Culturally Rerouting the Oregon Trail

We're discussing the role of video games in shaping popular understandings of history - specifically the game a generation of adults played as kids, The Oregon Trail. Each of our guests, Margaret Huettl and Katrina (Katie) Phillips, drew on their expertise with Native American history and culture in consulting on the popular reboot of the game and joined us to talk about the experience. Note, William Bauer from the University of Nevada, also advised on the reboot, but was unavailable fo...

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The Nebraska Governance and Technology Center at the University of Nebraska studies the ever-changing relationship between society, technology, and the law. Our podcast, Tech Refactored, shares the research happening at the center and explores topics with experts and technologists across the country. The podcast is hosted by NGTC founder and director Gus Hurwitz. Tech Refactored is produced by James Fleege.