The Sailing with the Gods team is excited to announce the release of Ur, a version of the Royal Game of Ur, on Steam today!
The development of Ur has been a collaboration between Sailing with the Gods, The Emory Center for Digital Scholarship, and Kennesaw State University. Lead developer, Kylie Gilde, graduated from Kennesaw State University in 2020 with a degree in Game Design.
You can download Ur for free on the Steam Store Page!
Check out coordinating free Lesson Plans (college level) for using Ur in your classroom on the Ur page:
Ur
Thank you so much to everyone who has been involved in the development of this game, the project team, and ECDS students and volunteer Michael Burcham for testing!
Project Team:
- Kylie Gilde – Lead Programmer, Freelance Programmer
- Dr. Sandra Blakely – Project Director, Emory University, Department of Classics
- Dr. Joanna C. Mundy – Project Manager, Digital Projects Specialist, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship
- Kevin Dressel – Technical Architect, Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
- Dr. Joy Li – Game Development Collaborator, Kennesaw State University, Assistant Professor of Computer Game Design and Development
- Craig Brasco – Visual Interface Collaborator and Illustrator, Kennesaw State University, Assistant Professor of Art | Graphic Communications
- Evie Wang Edmundson – Freelance Composer and Producer
- David Herrod – Student Game Design and Programmer, Kennesaw State University (2020)
- Josh Winston – Trailer, Digital Scholarship Associate, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship
