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".[1] The tool, known as Codescope, is licensed by Corbis.
In 1994, Bill Gates acquired the Codex Leicester.[1] In 1997, Gates' privately held company Corbis released a CD-Rom version of the manuscript.[1] On October 25, 1996 it was announced the game would be ready for the holiday season (Microsoft Windows in November and Macintosh in December[2]), but this was ultimately postponed.[2] The game was one in a line of educational/entertainment CD-ROMs with subjects including Paul Cézanne, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the Manhattan Project.[3] 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.[4]
Contentedit
The title contains the Codex Leceister, as well as a virtual gallery of Leonardo's major paintings, plus his drawings, manuscripts, and lost works.[5] 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.[6]Leonardo Da Vinci is a coffee-table-book type game.[7]
Critical receptionedit
Lawyer Gary L. Wolfstone deemed the project "impressive" and "interpretive".[1]Computer Shopper praised the title's ease of use and slick production values.[8]The Economist felt the game "exemplif[ies] the strengths and weaknesses of multimedia at its current, immature state of development".[9]ATPM felt the game would hold the interest of both novice and scholar.[10]The New York Times deemed it one of the better art-history CD-ROMs, despite some oversights in features and interface.[11]Wired explained that the experience of playing the game was "as if Leonardo can suddenly speak".[12]De Volkskrant felt that the game supported Gates' thesis that computer technology could be a form of art.[13]The Wall Street Journal wrote that while Da Vinci is a popular subject for video games, this title "beats them all".[14]
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^"ATPM 4.06 - Review: Leonardo da Vinci CD-ROM". www.atpm.com. from the original on 2016-04-09.
^"Backwards or Forwards, the CD-Rom of Leonardo's Codex Comes Up a Winner". archive.nytimes.com. from the original on 2018-04-21.
^Rapaport, Richard. "In His Image". Wired. from the original on 2018-04-21.
^"Gladjes, maar Leonardo da Vinci past goed op een cd-rom". De Volkskrant. from the original on 2018-04-21.
^Mossberg, Walter S. (7 November 1996). "New CD-ROM Titles Get You Acquainted With FDR, da Vinci". Wall Street Journal. from the original on 2018-04-21.
External linksedit
Chronicle article
Bloomberg article
December 18, 2023
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