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Dr Glaire Anderson is a specialist in the caliphal period (c.650-1250). Her mission is to make Islamic art and history widely accessible through games and immersive digital technologies. In her video she speaks to us about her collaboration with Ubisoft on the most recent Assassins' Creed game, and why representing diverse Islamic and global histories in video games matters.

Knowledge exchange is the process that brings together academic audiences and research users to share ideas and information. Impact is the good that research can do in the world, and any benefits or changes that come about as a result. The purpose of the videos are to highlight the fantastic knowledge exchange and impact activity that staff across Edinburgh College of Art engage in every day.