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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    08/31/09

    In reply to Architecture In Games
    Reminds me of Pixel City
    [xspblog.com]

    We've come a long way from the first Sim City...
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    Image of Sentientv2 Sentientv2
    08/31/09

    In reply to Architecture In Games
    There are a ton of articles on this subject on Gamasutra. Trust me, this topic has been covered. I have 3 quarters of level design classes and I had to bring in an average of 2-3 articles a week for 30 weeks total.

    Search under level design too. If you use Gamasutra, search for architecture and then sort by relevance. There are some code "architecture" links you'll need to sift through, but you'll see plenty there.
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    Image of Sentientv2 Sentientv2
    08/31/09

    Here's a few from the first couple pages of results...

    [www.gamasutra.com]

    [www.gamasutra.com]

    [www.gamasutra.com]

    [www.gamasutra.com]
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    Image of harshalizee harshalizee
    08/31/09

    @Sentientv2: Wow! Gamasutra has some really good articles. Their articles seem to be a notch above other gaming sites. I never paid much attention to GS before, thanks for linking the site! Bookmark'd
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    Image of Ghetto Cornetto Ghetto Cornetto
    06/24/09

    In reply to When Architects Critique Video Game Levels
    I'm going to go play my video games now.


    Not dissect them. Not try to extract meaning and artistic statement where there is none.


    I'm going to play them. For fun.


    :D

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    Image of Curse lily Curse lily
    06/24/09

    @Ghetto-Cornetto: If only fanboys would do this as well ^_^
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    Image of Antiterra Antiterra
    06/24/09

    In reply to When Architects Critique Video Game Levels
    Don't we already appreciate environments for themselves, instead of merely as levels?

    Whether we marvel at breathtaking vistas, admire the varied textures in a large mansion or take in the detailed façade of a building before climbing it, aren't we appreciating the environment, and not simply what-you-can-do-in-it ?


    Be it a war-torn middle-eastern town in MGS4, Jerusalem's spires in Assassin's Creed or the vast expanse of Shadow Of The Colossus, I think most gamers initially appreciate the design as a spectacle in itself, before thinking of how it factors into the gameplay.

    (Maybe not to the point of pondering on the structural integrity and stress tests, but you get the idea.)

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    Image of Vrank92 Vrank92
    06/24/09

    @Antiterra: You are not far off base at all, however, I think the interesting thing would be a serious look at gaming architecture/landscape architecture. While people see the architecture in a game, and it effects the way they perceive things, just as it does in real life, most people don't notice that they feel different, or that the tall main hall of this building is why they suddenly feel so small, and that that makes it the perfect place of an ambush. The interesting thing would be to have architects, landscape architects, planners, etc comment on the level design as architecture, not as a joke- talk about the helgahn architecture in Killzone 2 with its heavy facist design elements, or even about how in inFamous the same city block exists like 5 times, but slightly changed to not make you get lost.


    hmmm... i think i smell a blog post coming on...

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    Image of umjammerlami umjammerlami
    06/24/09

    @Vrank92:

    *Secret Architect Handshake* sshh


    I await this blog post you speak of~

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    Image of LllusionX Mailed the Fission LllusionX Mailed the Fission
    06/24/09

    @umjammerlami: *The Free Masons*
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    Image of typingfromwork typingfromwork
    06/24/09

    In reply to When Architects Critique Video Game Levels
    You can tell it's tongue in cheek from the inclusion of Halo.
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    Image of LllusionX Mailed the Fission LllusionX Mailed the Fission
    06/24/09

    @typingfromwork: yeah, apparently making the halo on space was a good design choice? and totally not weak, right?
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    Image of ThursdayNext ThursdayNext
    06/24/09

    In reply to When Architects Critique Video Game Levels
    They sound more like estate agents descritptions than architectural assessments. :D
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    Image of phinehas phinehas
    06/24/09

    In reply to When Architects Critique Video Game Levels
    This sounds naff to me!


    (what does naff mean?)

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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    06/24/09

    @phinehas: Basically means rubbish.
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    Image of Bob-a Bob-a
    06/24/09

    In reply to When Architects Critique Video Game Levels
    Bonanza Bros ftw!

    It easily pwns Jet Set Willy.
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    06/24/09

    @Bob-a: Whoa there! Jet Set Willy is the pinnicale of style!
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