Exploring the mysteries and traditions of Ancient Egypt through a video game? Now it’s possible, thanks to the Discovery Tour by Assassin’s Creed: Ancient Egypt, a free update for owners of the latest title in the Assassin’s Creed series: Origins. Ubisoft’s latest creation moves beyond the classic borders of the video gaming world, into schools and universities. Indeed, the Discovery Tour allows players to explore and immerse themselves in 1stcentury B.C. Egypt, which has been perfectly reconstructed with the sage support of historians and Egyptologists of international repute. The 75 interactive tours provided by the game last for between five and 25 minutes each, are narrated, and are divided into five themed categories: Egypt, the Pyramids, the city of Alexandria, daily life, and the Romans. The settings and the history behind them can also be explored using 25 avatars, including must-have characters of the likes of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. And so the video game is made into an innovative learning tool which, with its educational potential, has also made it to Italy and the University of Insubria in Varese, where ten classes of high school students were given the opportunity to participate in a decidedly out-of-the-ordinary history lesson. There’s no denying at this stage that the union between culture and technology, as well as that between audiovisual media and education, could be a dominant and effective way of conveying knowledge in years to come.