Notre Dame on fire :(

[Dennis-TW]

I will probably not find any new friends with it, but despite the slight consternation I feel for Notre Dame, I have another thought as well...

If humanity were only half as shocked by the destruction of our planet as by the partial (...and repairable) destruction of a building and only half of them were willing to put things back in order as with Notre Dame, the world would be a much better place and the future much brighter than it currently is.

Unfortunately, nature seems too omnipresent to influence human reactions in such a way.

[richb]

Just heard that the structure is unstable.

[KBD]

Hopefully they can do a great job of rebuilding it. I hope just as much that it recalls people to what the building stood for, religion is fading in much of Europe, and America is not far behind. Notre Dame was not just a building, but a powerful idea, part of a spiritual structure as well as a physical one. Perhaps some good will come out of this tragedy.

[Eadwine Rose]

It's part of all our heritage.. one that millions enjoyed.

I am very glad to hear that it's going to be rebuilt. It's gonna take years though :(

[oops]

A little nostalgia, the erosion of time is doing its work too ...


The big size:
https://nsa40.casimages.com/img/2019/04 ... 924392.jpg

[Eadwine Rose]

Oh wow.. just found this elsewhere. The poster states:

As a gamer, I found it awesome that a lot of the laser scans and modeling files that were used to create Assassin's Creed will be helpful in the restoration.

I once read a story once about a guy on an Italian field trip with his classmates. They were wandering around the plazas and had gotten lost. This kid stops, looks at his surroundings, and takes off. He leads his class through back alleys and little thoroughfares until a few minutes later they're back where they needed to be. And his teacher asked him how he knew to find their way back.

The kid had played that part in Assassin's Creed. The city recreation was so faithful, he knew exactly where he needed to go.

It took two years for the game development team to get the inside and outside of the cathedral right, down to specific stones, inside and out.

Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yUL8VGF3Lc

The article isn't talking about the in-game stuff (which is impressive), but the many assets used to create the final in-game rendering. It will be those assets that are given to help the restoration :)

[KBD]

Ubisoft is a class act
https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/17/18412 ... t-donation

[Eadwine Rose]

Awesome!