Can a country/city prevent game designers use their country/city layout for games ?
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Can a country/city prevent game designers use their country/city layout for games? For example, could London prevent a game to use their city as layout for their games? I'm not talking about using an existing map (for example copyrighted michelin maps) and use that in the game without paying dues, but just the game designers create a map out of an existing city/country ? I assume the city layout is public domain, but ... wondering mind.
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I don't see any reason why you couldn't create the map in the likeness of the city, especially from memory. That's just art. But I would also suppose it depends on what country you live in. One rule I always keep in mind is "Even if I am right or the law is on my side, can I win a fight against the other side", ie. Companies with deep pockets for lawyers, the government... my wife.
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Can a country/city prevent game designers use their country/city layout for games? For example, could London prevent a game to use their city as layout for their games? I'm not talking about using an existing map (for example copyrighted michelin maps) and use that in the game without paying dues, but just the game designers create a map out of an existing city/country ? I assume the city layout is public domain, but ... wondering mind.
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Played GTA IV? Liberty City is loosely based on New York City. Funny thing, my duaghter doesn't play the misions she just likes to interact with the envirionment driving the cars around, hailing cabs and such. But she will point out the actual landmarks on TV when shes sees them on Cash Cab a cable TV game show takes takes place in NYC.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Played GTA IV? Liberty City is loosely based on New York City. Funny thing, my duaghter doesn't play the misions she just likes to interact with the envirionment driving the cars around, hailing cabs and such. But she will point out the actual landmarks on TV when shes sees them on Cash Cab a cable TV game show takes takes place in NYC.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Played GTA IV? Liberty City is loosely based on New York City. Funny thing, my duaghter doesn't play the misions she just likes to interact with the envirionment driving the cars around, hailing cabs and such. But she will point out the actual landmarks on TV when shes sees them on Cash Cab a cable TV game show takes takes place in NYC.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
It's even more fun if you live here... One of those fast, maneuverable sports cars is always parked about where my old apartment is, so it's easy to find.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
S Houghtelin wrote:
interact with the envirionment
Does she know to beat up the hookers to get her money back?
Hell, I didn't even know that! :laugh: Funny you say that becuase one day my daughter tells me that she was giving these ladies rides around town and if you drive crazy they get scared and will jump out of the car.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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It's even more fun if you live here... One of those fast, maneuverable sports cars is always parked about where my old apartment is, so it's easy to find.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)You get Republican Rangers on TV as well?
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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You get Republican Rangers on TV as well?
It was broke, so I fixed it.
Never heard of it
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Hell, I didn't even know that! :laugh: Funny you say that becuase one day my daughter tells me that she was giving these ladies rides around town and if you drive crazy they get scared and will jump out of the car.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
S Houghtelin wrote:
Funny you say that becuase one day my daughter tells me that she was giving these ladies rides around town and if you drive crazy they get scared and will jump out of the car.
The fun thing there is that they wont jump out if you're going to fast. They usually freak out and scream if you take em off some off the big jumps.
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Never heard of it
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Ahh, ok... Been a while since I played. Unfortunately, the PC version had a nasty bug that made it crash during the final mission, when I tried to jump into the helicopter... At that point, I kinda lost interest.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Can a country/city prevent game designers use their country/city layout for games? For example, could London prevent a game to use their city as layout for their games? I'm not talking about using an existing map (for example copyrighted michelin maps) and use that in the game without paying dues, but just the game designers create a map out of an existing city/country ? I assume the city layout is public domain, but ... wondering mind.
Watched code never compiles.
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Can a country/city prevent game designers use their country/city layout for games? For example, could London prevent a game to use their city as layout for their games? I'm not talking about using an existing map (for example copyrighted michelin maps) and use that in the game without paying dues, but just the game designers create a map out of an existing city/country ? I assume the city layout is public domain, but ... wondering mind.
Watched code never compiles.
Interesting question! I agree with one of the other posters, I don't think there's anything they can do as long as you don't use any real names. On a related note, when Quake first came out, a couple of my colleagues (at the time) and I started creating our own map based on the building we were working in. We included all the atriums, stairways, and cubicles; most of the pillars and lights. It was a lot of fun but we never finished it. I've thought about trying again from memory but....