Ep. 2 – BioShock and the Underwater Utopian Enclave of Rapture

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Referenced in the show:

Rapture Metro and the Bathysphere

Rapture Metro

Rapture Metro Timetable

Bathysphere Metro Map

For more on the real-world bathysphere, check out the 99% Invisible Podcast and their blog post here: http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/bathysphere/

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Art & Architecture

BioShock Lighthouse

BioShock Concept Art

Umberto Boccioni’s “Development of a Bottle in Space” 1913

“Tower of Babel” from Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, 1921

Grand Rex Paris, 1931

IGN interview with Ken Levine and Shawn Robertson where they mention the use of Art Deco/low-poly art design. (Note this interview contains content about the sequel BioShock Infinite, which Worlds of Gamespace will cover in a later podcast episode). http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/19/comparing-bioshock-to-bioshock-infinite

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Miscellaneous Gameplay Screenshots 

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