Two historians at the University of Aberdeen used historical records to create a video game about a village in Scotland that battled the plague in the 15th century. Using council registers, “Strange Sickness” explores issues based on fear and disease. Host Marco Werman speaks with William Hepburn, one of the historians who created the video game.
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