Chapter 1
The illusion of history
Chapter 2
The rules of geography
Chapter 3
Designing the architectural soul
Chapter 4
The interactive illusion
Ch 4 · The interactive illusion
disney Mirror's Edge (2008) colored key paths red and Portal (2007) used bright spotlights to direct player attention.
Quiz
Which 2008 parkour-action game used 'runner vision' to paint interactive pathways and pipes bright red against a sterile white cityscape?
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What design technique uses light sources to naturally draw a player's attention toward critical paths or interactive objects in a dark room?
BETA
disney Slide the horizon line to learn how artists trick your eyes into seeing depth.
disney Angled buildings and tall rocks hide modern structures to preserve the fictional illusion.
Quiz
What term do theme park designers use for the technique of carefully controlling what visitors can and cannot see to hide the outside world?
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In which Disney theme park land, opened in 2019, can visitors experience complete sightline control that blocks out all views of the real world?
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To what height does Cinderella Castle in Walt Disney World actually rise, despite looking much taller due to forced perspective?
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What visual technique tricks the brain into misjudging an object's size by making details get progressively smaller as they go higher?
Fun Fact
Shrinking bricks: Cinderella Castle's top bricks are much smaller than its bottom ones to make the castle look twice as tall.
disney Soundscapes of the Mind
My eyes are closed but I see the space! (See the space!) / The sound is painting a brand-new place! (Oh-oh yeah!)
Quiz
Which 2008 sci-fi horror game is famous for using terrifying, dynamic audio of creaking metal and distant vents to make its spaceship feel alive?
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What term describes the natural reflection of sound waves off walls and objects, which sound designers simulate to give virtual rooms physical size?