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Behold! When viewing those Hypercity maps today, it got me pondering.
So, I took the Assassin's Creed II game map (Circa ~1491) and overlaid it on the modern Rome map.
It made me giggle with how well it matched up. Oh, Assassin's Creed. You and your historical accuracy~
Anyways! On that note, I will say that maps, to me, are really only something I ever use in video games. When it comes to real life, I'm usually pretty good so long as I have the address for where I'm going and know which way the numbers go up in. (Suffice to say, anywhere the streets aren't numbered, I'll be totally lost. I'M LOOKING AT YOU, EUROPE.)
So having maps that "explore" the city for you, or show you the city in an entirely different manner other than simply North and South, was a rather entertaining experience.
As for the maps in class, I would have to say that the Hypercity maps were my favorite. ♪ Seeing not only how the cities have changed, but how the people's view of them have changed (COLOSSEUM HERE. THAT IS ALL.) was tremendously interesting.
And as for mapping "My Edmonton"? Easily done, as I consider myself quite the rebel when I take a slightly different route to work. Other than than, I'm pretty much like clockwork with where and when I go places.
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Your overlaying of maps is probably one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. Nice job! Besides being sort of a video game nerd myself (AC2 was so good though that you don't really have to be one), I agree with you when you say that's basically the only ever time you refer to maps. Common sense is about all you need to get around here, as you said, when the streets are numbered. Otherwise, interactive maps that help you explore cities, such as the ones in games, are definitely interesting, especially when they closely resemble the real ones like you've shown here.
ReplyDeleteWhat hx90 said. very, very cool!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, the map overlaying amused me immensely! *highfive*
ReplyDeleteYou mention that you have a hardtime finding your way when streets aren't numbered. For a wee bit, I lived in Red Deer/Dead Rear/Waskasoo, and with the exception of downtown, the streets aren't numbered, however there is method in the madness. All the street names in a neighbourhood start with the same letter as the neigbhourhood. For example, I lived in Westlake, on the Wiley Street, which was near White Drive, etc.
While this wouldn't be practical in Edmonton, for example, would this make more sense to you?