“Witness to the Revolution” is a geographically accurate 3D serious gaming experience that allows players to explore the contradictory nature of the evidence surrounding the Boston Massacre. Players collect depositions, make decisions about which seem the most reliable, and witness a recreation of the Boston Massacre given those decisions.
“Witness to the Revolution” was built using GIS mapping software, procedural modeling techniques, and the Unity 3D game engine. Professors Serena Zabin and Austin Mason lead the project, which began in a course in Winter 2017, for which DHAs provided out of class support to students in the class. Learn more about the “Witness to the Revolution” blog.