I love video games, I love architecture and I love fancy books about both, so coming Video game map i am something super interested in checking when it’s released.
The book, which has “influences from late 20th-century experimental architectural publications,” was written by Luke Caspar Pearson and Sandra Youkhana (even architectural designers who care a lot about the world of video games), and is described on its listing as:
Through panoramic maps, intricate diagrams and illustrations, all specially prepared for this publication, Video game map presents entirely new perspectives on twelve popular video game worlds. Inspired by experimental architecture publications of the late 20th century, this large-format book offers a fun yet detailed new way to look at these beloved virtual environments using methods. practice and thinking behind architectural theory in real-life built environments.
Titles such as Minecraft, Assassin’s Creed Unityand Final Fantasy VII analyzed and explored in depth in more than 200 micro- and macro-scale illustrations, each supported by architectural thinking and informative commentary – ‘the fourth wall’ ‘ of the familiar virtual world is broken and structured into complex urban landscapes. For video game fans, architects and visual artists, this lavish yet informative publication offers a rare glimpse into the astonishing intricacies of game design. Modern electronics, pleasing to the eye and enriching the brain on every page.
The full list of games mentioned is Assassin’s Creed Unity, Cities: Skylines, Dark Souls, Death Stranding, Dwarf Fortress, Final Fantasy VII + Remake, Fortnite, Katamari Damacy, Minecraft, No Man’s Sky, Persona 5 and Stardew Valley.
The book will be released in general at bookstores in the fall, but there will also be a special edition available online through Read-Only Memory publisher (with works we have insurance one a few times ago). Limited to 500 copies, it costs £75 ($95) and “has an exclusive hardcover and three specially authorized prints”.
You can check out and order this unique version here.
