Hello! It's taken longer than expected, but now the last of the city maps, as well as the book's introduction have finally been submitted, and, with this, the first (and greatest) step towards the completion of the actual atlas has been achieved! Virtual Cities is actually, truly happening, and I honestly have to thank you all for the incredible support, and believe that you will all love what we have put together.
Right now, and after two years of writing, sketching, and researching the atlas sits at 65000 words, 111 illustrations and 46 maps. The editing of the text has already began (we are actually entering its second phase), and we will all be going over every bit of artwork, and every map to make sure everything is exactly as it should be.
So, what will now follow will be a period of further editing, refining, and correcting until the text, maps, and illustrations are all finalized. Meanwhile, I will be working on the game design and urbanism articles ebook, while Maria will be busy picking the art for the postcards, art prints, and the map print. After that we will work with Unbound's designers to put it all together in the loveliest way possible, and then Virtual Cities will enter the complex (if not arcane) process of being printed, published, and shipped.
Oh, and here's the book's table of contents (as it currently stands):
Fantasy Cities
Antescher, Ant Attack
Dun Darach, Dun Darach
Woodtick, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Rubacava, Grim Fandango
The City, Thief: The Dark Project
Sigil, Planescape: Torment
Clock Town, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Orgrimmar, World of Warcraft
Fallen London, Fallen London
Anor Londo, Dark Souls
Whiterun, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Dunwall, Dishonored
Yharnam, BloodBorne
Novigrad, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Neketaka, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Familiar Cities
Metro City, Final Fight
Lizard Breath, It Came From the Desert
New Orleans, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Fourside, EarthBound
Raccoon City, Resident Evil 2
Silent Hill, Silent Hill
Wan Chai, Shenmue II
Olympic City, Need For Speed: Underground
Pripyat, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Arkham City, Batman: Arkham City
Steelport, Saints Row: The Third
Kamurocho, Yakuza 0
London, Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Milton, The Long Dark
New Donk City, Super Mario Odyssey
Anytown, USA, 0°N 0°W
Seaside Valley, Bus Simulator 18
New Bretagne, Lamplight City
Future Cities
Rockvil, A Mind Forever Voyaging
Terrapolis, B.A.T.
Union City, Beneath A Steel Sky
Midgar, Final Fantasy VII
Mega Primus, X-COM: Apocalypse
Tarsonis City, Starcraft Series
New York City, Deus Ex
City 17, Half-Life 2
Citadel City, Mass Effect Series
New Vegas, Fallout: New Vegas
Propast, Europolis, Dreamfall Chapters
Hong Kong, Shadowrun: Hong Kong
I will of course keep on updating you regularly, but will also be returning to actually making game & virtual cities myself, as I have been doing for the past few years. Feel free to check out game-cities.com to see what I'm doing when not researching, and writing about the cities other people have created.
-- Konstantinos