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There are a lot of pre-existing maps of this kind of thing, but they're mostly either totally static and uninformative OR super ugly. I want to create something in the middle ground -- a map with a clearly defined visual aesthetic AND a good deal of interactivity and information. I'm planning to do this in Flash, because I have more experience producing this kind of map in Adobe software than pure scripting. I'll be trying to use a sort of retro-computer 80s hacker visual style, influenced by movies and TV like The X Files or Dr. Strangelove to play up the fun "conspiracy" angle of this project, as opposed to the antique style I tried for in the previous monster map.
Examples of pre-existing maps:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPYb02G59VnEmPL1za_rPMW-LZQjK5I8QFjoo3W9oSPHVjJ1oQwBe63o0M8HN0AGZz-kHKt6Ct7Wmua5DyXyZ9rYyaiKLOjL3dK3QCFRdFNl3XPlEnkGuym7XzB9RlJEiQNN0Zi8F7eOU/s320/enhanced-buzz-wide-21687-1411579820-12%5B1%5D.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8kon3VDbxNuQUXcbxfVNYeH_9XZSecs5QId7KWPdzGejwGKufSMSG4byueX90bn9Q1hhY6xrXfJuWLdjmc57vaRz-uS03O7dv-P-f73QT15LwO-k3o7x46IgY7cYxsTSvDl9YINOgSj8/s320/bigworld%5B1%5D.gif)
Visual influences:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl8kNnBhxd_7cIjdGSTkJGXbBYCGo9XhAhTbwFv9slZLmyQe1nlKhU-65dPynDMAsGIOs8QkscWNQQw9Qvhu4uq8HK0-tLtqJdSwQ8Ye2h4AZDdKSU0_B-xHo2zcSpIrrxri2vxUIuTtf/s320/The_game_screen_for_DEFCON%5B1%5D.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVNxZOvONp1VVIECsi0_DQkn1fBTTTgXFlxpeWgic1bvPVkhTqs-qB_9ZgmLxVVzl1z-GzLMnAt-6ZEEi6ZZ56750-wbUUhPuXpqEdiY31ShBkj_-NaSMOFWlJf6Jho3J8TGY49GIHgsY/s320/1672187-poster-1280-geo-hacker%5B1%5D.jpg)
Thought of you when I saw this: http://nerdist.com/bigfoot-bundt-cake/
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