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Resource for Exploring Cultural Heritage Recreated in Videogame Worlds from Art History & Architecture to People & Places - Project by @ArchivistH

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23 new database entries for Layers of Fear (2016), including Abbey in the Oak Wood by Caspar David Friedrich
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Brilliant video listing some of the real paintings featured in the horror game 'Layers of Fear': youtu.be/Zfz9BDQ0dVI
The Art of LAYERS OF FEAR (PC/2015)

The Art of LAYERS OF FEAR (PC/2015)

Just wanted to take a quick break from my usual gaming shenanigans ...

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Westminster Bridge, the Elizabeth Tower & the Houses of Parliament, London are featured in The Order: 1886 tmblr.co/Z1yihk22Cp0qX
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Westminster Bridge, the Elizabeth Tower & the Houses of Parliament, London are featured in The Order: 1886, 2015 (Ready at Dawn, SCE Santa Monica Studio, Sony Computer Entertainment) Image source:...

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St Paul’s Chapel, Manhattan, New York City is featured in Assassin’s Creed III, Ubisoft (2012) tmblr.co/Z1yihk20pdHHw
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St Paul’s Chapel, Manhattan, New York City is featured in Assassin’s Creed III, Ubisoft (2012). Image Source:...

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How cool is this? @Ubisoft's game environment of historic St Pancras station features a piano! #stpancraspiano 🎼🎼🎶👌 teapawt.net/omb_ml/status/69044544…
Ombeline Michel (@Omb_ML) profile pictureOmbeline Michel@Omb_ML22 Jan 2016
Hi @Ubisoft! I'm very curious about the piano in Saint Pancras station in Assassin's Creed Syndicate. Why ?
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When video-game worlds end theatlantic.com/entertainmen…
What Happens When a Video Game's World Ends?

What Happens When a Video Game's World Ends?

When massively multiplayer online games go offline, they reveal glimpses of the apocalypse.

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RT @gamasutra: History and Games gamasutra.com/blogs/EMcNeill… #history #gaming
The National Archives Building, Washington DC is featured in Fallout 3, 2008 tmblr.co/Z1yihk1-O3GSU
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Aldwych Tube Station, London is featured in Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft, 1998 tmblr.co/Z1yihk1-AWxm0
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Aldwych Tube Station, London is featured in Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft, 1998 (Core Design, Eidos Interactive, Enix, Aspyr). Image Source:...

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Buckingham Palace, London is featured in ZombiU, 2012 (Ubisoft). tmblr.co/Z1yihk1-AJWM8
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Buckingham Palace, London is featured in ZombiU, 2012 (Ubisoft). Image Source: http://londonist.com/2012/12/digital-london-the-capital-in-video-games-part-1

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The Bank of England, London is featured in Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, 2015 (Ubisoft) tmblr.co/Z1yihk1-A2kZK
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The Bank of England, London is featured in Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, 2015 (Ubisoft). Image Source:...

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Another real-world location from Fallout 4: the USS Constitution teapawt.net/IGN/status/67289200383…
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Explore the sunken USS Constitution in Fallout 4 (psst...it's filled with Salty Sentry Bots) go.ign.com/Fj8wHdz
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Fly across Paris in Eagle Flight teapawt.net/gamasutra/status/67323…
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Ubisoft soars into VR space with Eagle Flight dlvr.it/Cwr4bL
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Interesting article - Rise of the Tomb Raider's True-to-Life World gamespot.com/gallery/rise-of…
Rise of the Tomb Raider's True-to-Life World

Rise of the Tomb Raider's True-to-Life World

A fantastic journey.

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The Old North Church is featured in Fallout 4, 2015 (Bethesda Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks)
The Massachusetts State House is featured in Fallout 4, 2015 (Bethesda Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks)
Fort Independence is featured in Fallout 4, 2015 (Bethesda Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks)
A world without records is a world without memory. #explorearchives to learn, be inspired and to understand thndr.me/Nt8vv8
Pixel Pasts: A Resource for Exploring Cultural Heritage in Videogame Worlds wp.me/p1uRlR-cn via @hannahbeth_r
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Tour London with 'Assassin's Creed: Syndicate' bit.ly/1SLXRly
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