VG_FINALS

Design by Tommings CODE MAGAZINE 2012

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This book was designed by Code Magazine.

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WELCOME

WELCOME Virtual Geographic aims to draw attention to the painstaking effort game designers go through to create a living, breathing virtual environment that we are so ready to forget in the name of ‘The Quest’. Fantasy worlds have often been a point of interest when it comes to games and popular fiction, but nothing quite encourages escapism like a well constructed fantasy world. Especially one as rich and interesting as the Elder Scrolls’ world of Tamriel.

The Nord’s homeland is also the birthplace of Nirn’s modern man, from the first god Ysgramor and his Five Hundred Companions expelling the Aldmeri Dominion, as well as being home to the second largest mountain in all of Tamriel: The Throat Of The World.

We explore and expose some of the most beautiful locations in the unforgiving tundra of Skyrim, covering almost all holds located in the virtual country;

Eastmarch Falkreath Hjaalmarch The Reach The Rift Whiterun Winterhold

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EASTMARCH

The Hotsprings

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Atronach Stone 6

EASTMARCH

Witchmist Grove 7

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FALKREATH

Lake Klinalth and the Throat of the World 9

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High Gate Ruins 10

HJAALMARCH

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Kolskeggr Mine Bridge 12

THE REACH

Sky Haven Temple

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Throat of the World Mountain Range

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THE REACH

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THE RIFT

Waterfall near Bloated Man’s Grotto

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Mammoth Skull

Farming Community 18

WHITERUN

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Mountain Range Panorama

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WHITERUN

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Glaciers, Sea of Ghosts

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WINTERHOLD

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Twin Moons 24

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CONTRIBUTORS/CONTRIBUTE A massive thanks and kudos to the guys at VG and in particular, James for taking these fantastic images and coming up with such a fantastic concept.

Any unauthorised use of these images are prohibited and the rights belong to Virtual Geographic.

If you wish to purchase any of the images you have seen in this edition of VG, please go to the website and you can order any or all of them online. We do a range of sizes and styles, if you want a special request, just ask!

For more information on VG and the photographers who take these magnificent images, visit our website at www.codemagazine.co.uk, or alternatively join the Flickr group and get in touch with the photographers themselves.

Or if you wish to contribute to the magazine or the next edition of VG feel free to get in touch, maybe you have a game in mind you would love covering? Let us know and get involved online and you could feature in the next issue or in this book!.

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