[Ráfaga] Nº1790: games, ukraine, illustrating

[Jorge Sanz]

Nº1790: games, ukraine, illustrating

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 by Raf

* Cartographers playing computer games analyze Elden Ring's map, not
from cartographic aesthetics per se, but from interactivity,
immersion, completeness, and interpersonal aspect.

https://stamen.com/cartographers-play-video-games-a-review-of-the-map-in-elden-ring/

* The Invasion of Ukraine in 2022 in a collection of satellite images,
3D photogrammetric data and 360° panoramic images in interactive
digital scrolling

https://cesium.com/ion/stories/viewer/?id=8be6f99c-0d4c-46ce-91a3-313e3cac62fe

* The people who draw the rocks are three Swisstopo cartographers who
are experts in shady relief, a technique for illustrating a mountain
(and any of its glaciers) to make it look three-dimensional, which the
Alps make.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/arts/alps-map-glacier-rock.html

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