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Leonardo da Vinci (video game)

Leonardo da Vinci (video game) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Leonardo da Vinci (video game) rather than just read about it. In short: Leonardo da Vinci is a 1997 interactive CD-ROM game by Corbis, consisting of a "computerized viewing tool which permits the user to examine English translations of the Codex [Leicester] superimposed onto facsimiles of its pages". The tool, known as Codescope, is licensed by Corbis.

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Reference excerpt

Leonardo da Vinci is a 1997 interactive CD-ROM game by Corbis, consisting of a "computerized viewing tool which permits the user to examine English translations of the Codex [Leicester] superimposed onto facsimiles of its pages". The tool, known as Codescope, is licensed by Corbis.

Development In 1994, Bill Gates acquired the Codex Leicester. In 1997, Gates' privately held company Corbis released a CD-Rom version of the manuscript. On October 25, 1996 it was announced the game would be ready for the holiday season (Microsoft Windows in November and Macintosh in December), but this was ultimately postponed. The game was one in a line of educational/entertainment CD-ROMs with subjects including Paul Cézanne, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the Manhattan Project. The game's promotion was kick-started by being featured in a Da Vinci exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

Content The title contains the Codex Leicester, as well as a virtual gallery of Leonardo's major paintings, plus his drawings, manuscripts, and lost works. Players can view the Codex in the original mirror-script Italian, a reversed “normal” view, a transcription of the original Italian, and a modern English translation. Leonardo Da Vinci is a coffee-table-book type game.

Critical reception Lawyer Gary L. Wolfstone deemed the project "impressive" and "interpretive". Computer Shopper praised the title's ease of use and slick production values. The Economist felt the game "exemplif[ies] the strengths and weaknesses of multimedia at its current, immature state of development". ATPM felt the game would hold the interest of both novice and scholar. The New York Times deemed it one of the better art-history CD-ROMs, despite some oversights in features and interface. Wired explained that the experience of playing the game was "as if Leonardo can suddenly speak". De Volkskrant felt that the game supported Gates' thesis that computer technology could be a form of art. The Wall Street Journal wrote that while Da Vinci is a popular subject for video games, this title "beats them all". Corbis did not earn a profit from the game.

References

External links Official page "Leonardo+da+Vinci"+corbis 12 Highbeam articles Chronicle article Bloomberg article

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Leonardo da Vinci (video game)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Leonardo da Vinci (video game) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Leonardo da Vinci (video game) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Leonardo da Vinci (video game) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Leonardo da Vinci (video game)

In research: Leonardo da Vinci (video game) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Leonardo da Vinci (video game) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Leonardo da Vinci (video game) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1997 video games, Cultural depictions of Leonardo da Vinci, Educational video games, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Leonardo da Vinci (video game) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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