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Date:
Mar 20, 2025
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Upcoming Events
- My Path to Preservation: Insights from a HABS Photographer
May 20, 2025 - Bringing Historic New York to Life: Designing Iconic Cityscapes for Popular Gaming Environments
Mar 20, 2025 - My Path to Preservation: Insights from a Structural Engineer
Mar 18, 2025
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Register for this Event Bringing Historic New York to Life: Designing Iconic Cityscapes for Popular Gaming Environments
Step into the world where history, architecture, and digital artistry intersect. In this one-hour lunch-time program, you’ll see how environment artists at award-winning Insomniac Games have transformed New York City’s historic neighborhoods and iconic landmarks into lifelike 3D environments. This presentation delves into the creative and technical processes behind reconstructing famous landmarks like Central Park, the Financial District, and Prospect Park.
Learn more about:
- Neighborhood Mapping: From the vibrant streets of Chinatown to the iconic skyline of Midtown Manhattan.
- Building Anatomy: Modular construction, material design, and creating immersive interiors inspired by historic locations.
- Landmark Highlights: The recreation of sites like Randall’s Island, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, and familiar Queens landmarks.
Join the California Preservation Foundation on this special program that looks at the history, precision, and creative freedom used to construct authentic, playable cityscapes. These real-life historic places are reimagined as digital environments for playersto interact with the built urban environment.
Presented by Joshua Noble, Principal Environment Artist at Insomniac Games