Comments on: Where’s the spawn point?

By: ToastyKen

ToastyKen — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:19:47 +0000

I can’t believe this Prague metro photo is real:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevacek/4191085296/in/pool-31938262@N00

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:49:10 +0000

So there's maybe five guys standing in a group down in the lobby underneath that pyramid, you gotta run out on those boards and lob a grenade through a broken pane and jump back before the boards sink into the toxic waste... This effect is so striking when you find it! A bunch of things jumped to mind, though they're all a bit old: A lot of military/industrial installations seem to fit the bill: low on detail, big on effects of space & scale, with features that evoke the uncanny. Also, Fallingwater as a Half-Life 2 map.

By: Robin Sloan

Robin Sloan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:29:31 +0000

Yeah! I’ve been to Staffa. One of the coolest/weirdest places I’ve ever set foot.

That shot is wonderful. I love strange corners of familiar landmarks.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:36:37 +0000

Here's a good one that just happened through my RSS today: The deserted “Zenith” Business Center in Russia

By: ToastyKen

ToastyKen — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:36:31 +0000

Actually, David, that Causeway looks exactly like an actual FPS level:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22527206@N05/4137554328/
:)

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:51:23 +0000

Oh, actually Patty took that one :).

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:50:28 +0000

How about this photo I took of the Eiffel Tower? http://www.flickr.com/photos/chinasaur/4131361100/

@David: also Fingal’s Cave :)

By: David Cole

David Cole — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:29:29 +0000

While not an first-person shooter, the Giant's Causeway could host a mean round of Qbert.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:33:24 +0000

Newtown Creek waste treatment facility in NYC: http://gothamist.com/2009/10/11/ohny_spotlight_newtown_creek_water.php