<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[K.K.Atlas]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://kkatlas.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[K.K.Atlas]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://kkatlas.wordpress.com/author/kkatlas/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Game Art &#8211; An Escher between&nbsp;Worlds]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Hi folks. Ever since the <a href="http://kkatlas.com/2014/08/08/game-art-super-mario-bros-characters-meet-sonic/">last post about overlapping Nintendo/Sega characters,</a> I couldn&#8217;t quite get the Link/Escher idea out of my head. So of course, I grabbed my trusty copies of <em>Hyrule Historia</em> and my <em>A Link Between Worlds</em> (ALBW) Prima strategy guide, and did some research on Escher&#8217;s artworks.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_718" style="width: 329px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/albw-walkthrough.jpg"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-718" data-attachment-id="718" data-permalink="https://kkatlas.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/game-art-an-escher-between-worlds/albw-walkthrough/" data-orig-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/albw-walkthrough.jpg" data-orig-size="1497,1941" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="albw walkthrough" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/albw-walkthrough.jpg?w=231" data-large-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/albw-walkthrough.jpg?w=790" class="wp-image-718 " style="border:2px solid #000000;" src="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/albw-walkthrough.jpg?w=319&#038;h=414" alt="albw walkthrough" width="319" height="414" srcset="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/albw-walkthrough.jpg?w=319&amp;h=414 319w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/albw-walkthrough.jpg?w=638&amp;h=828 638w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/albw-walkthrough.jpg?w=116&amp;h=150 116w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/albw-walkthrough.jpg?w=231&amp;h=300 231w" sizes="(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-718" class="wp-caption-text"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>ALBW Prima Strategy guide</strong>: Light green, gold border, hardback edition. Stunningly detailed.</span></p></div>
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<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_719" style="width: 312px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hyrule-historia.jpg"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-719" data-attachment-id="719" data-permalink="https://kkatlas.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/game-art-an-escher-between-worlds/hyrule-historia/" data-orig-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hyrule-historia.jpg" data-orig-size="1540,2012" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409756540&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="hyrule historia" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hyrule-historia.jpg?w=230" data-large-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hyrule-historia.jpg?w=784" class="wp-image-719 " style="border:2px solid #000000;" src="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hyrule-historia.jpg?w=302&#038;h=395" alt="hyrule historia" width="302" height="395" srcset="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hyrule-historia.jpg?w=302&amp;h=395 302w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hyrule-historia.jpg?w=604&amp;h=790 604w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hyrule-historia.jpg?w=115&amp;h=150 115w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hyrule-historia.jpg?w=230&amp;h=300 230w" sizes="(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-719" class="wp-caption-text"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>Hyrule Historia: </strong>Secrets, history, and artwork galore.</span></p></div>
<p>I decided to go with <i><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a3/Escher%27s_Relativity.jpg">Relativity</a> </i>because it had lots of stairs and <strong>walls, </strong>the latter being perfect for any artwork from ALBW. I drew this piece using pencil and pen. I sort of thought about the <a href="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/twisted-corridor.jpg">twisted corridor</a> from <em>Ocarina of Time </em>before I actually drew<em> </em>it-which could also inspire some pretty amazing art.</p>
<p><a href="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/an-escher-between-worlds.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="751" data-permalink="https://kkatlas.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/game-art-an-escher-between-worlds/an-escher-between-worlds/" data-orig-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/an-escher-between-worlds.jpg" data-orig-size="2012,2046" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409789435&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="an escher between worlds" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/an-escher-between-worlds.jpg?w=295" data-large-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/an-escher-between-worlds.jpg?w=1007" class="aligncenter wp-image-751" style="border:3px solid #000000;" src="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/an-escher-between-worlds.jpg?w=705&#038;h=717" alt="an escher between worlds" width="705" height="717" srcset="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/an-escher-between-worlds.jpg?w=705&amp;h=717 705w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/an-escher-between-worlds.jpg?w=1410&amp;h=1434 1410w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/an-escher-between-worlds.jpg?w=148&amp;h=150 148w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/an-escher-between-worlds.jpg?w=295&amp;h=300 295w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/an-escher-between-worlds.jpg?w=768&amp;h=781 768w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/an-escher-between-worlds.jpg?w=1007&amp;h=1024 1007w" sizes="(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px" /></a>As always, thoughts and constructive criticisms are welcomed. And if you&#8217;re linguistically inclined like me, you might be interested to know that <i>Hyrule Historia </i>also shows you a lot of different writing systems used throughout the Zelda Universe:</p>
<p><a href="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gate-of-time-characters.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="723" data-permalink="https://kkatlas.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/game-art-an-escher-between-worlds/gate-of-time-characters/" data-orig-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gate-of-time-characters.jpg" data-orig-size="2010,1796" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409758789&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="gate of time characters" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gate-of-time-characters.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gate-of-time-characters.jpg?w=1024" class="alignnone wp-image-723" style="border:2px solid #000000;" src="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gate-of-time-characters.jpg?w=272&#038;h=243" alt="gate of time characters" width="272" height="243" srcset="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gate-of-time-characters.jpg?w=272&amp;h=243 272w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gate-of-time-characters.jpg?w=544&amp;h=486 544w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gate-of-time-characters.jpg?w=150&amp;h=134 150w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gate-of-time-characters.jpg?w=300&amp;h=268 300w" sizes="(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px" /></a>  <a href="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hylian-syllabery.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="725" data-permalink="https://kkatlas.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/game-art-an-escher-between-worlds/hylian-syllabery/" data-orig-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hylian-syllabery.jpg" data-orig-size="1926,1622" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409758839&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Hylian syllabery" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hylian-syllabery.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hylian-syllabery.jpg?w=1024" class="alignnone wp-image-725 size-medium" style="border:2px solid #000000;" src="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hylian-syllabery.jpg?w=300&#038;h=253" alt="Hylian syllabery" width="300" height="253" srcset="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hylian-syllabery.jpg?w=300&amp;h=253 300w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hylian-syllabery.jpg?w=600&amp;h=506 600w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/hylian-syllabery.jpg?w=150&amp;h=126 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>  <a href="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/writing-system-in-era-without-a-hero.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="727" data-permalink="https://kkatlas.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/game-art-an-escher-between-worlds/writing-system-in-era-without-a-hero/" data-orig-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/writing-system-in-era-without-a-hero.jpg" data-orig-size="2468,1396" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409758606&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Writing system in era without a hero" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/writing-system-in-era-without-a-hero.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/writing-system-in-era-without-a-hero.jpg?w=1024" class="alignnone wp-image-727" style="border:2px solid #000000;" src="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/writing-system-in-era-without-a-hero.jpg?w=577&#038;h=327" alt="Writing system in era without a hero" width="577" height="327" srcset="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/writing-system-in-era-without-a-hero.jpg?w=577&amp;h=327 577w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/writing-system-in-era-without-a-hero.jpg?w=1154&amp;h=654 1154w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/writing-system-in-era-without-a-hero.jpg?w=150&amp;h=85 150w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/writing-system-in-era-without-a-hero.jpg?w=300&amp;h=170 300w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/writing-system-in-era-without-a-hero.jpg?w=768&amp;h=434 768w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/writing-system-in-era-without-a-hero.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=579 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px" /></a>                                             <img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="724" data-permalink="https://kkatlas.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/game-art-an-escher-between-worlds/gerudo-alphabet/" data-orig-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gerudo-alphabet.jpg" 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srcset="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gerudo-alphabet.jpg?w=300&amp;h=210 300w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gerudo-alphabet.jpg?w=600&amp;h=420 600w, https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/gerudo-alphabet.jpg?w=150&amp;h=105 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />   <img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="726" data-permalink="https://kkatlas.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/game-art-an-escher-between-worlds/twilight-era-writing-system/" data-orig-file="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/twilight-era-writing-system.jpg" data-orig-size="1732,2046" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 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<p>In order from left to right: (1) The alphabet used on the Gate of Time-these characters are now impossible to interpret. (2) Hylian syllabery which bears an evident similarity to the Japanese Writing system <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana"><em>katakana</em></a>. It also appears on the <a href="https://kkatlas.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/kakariko-mura.jpg">Kakariko Village gate,</a> and if read from right to left spells out: <em>kakariko mura, </em>meaning Kakariko Village in Japanese. (3) Writing system in the era that was hero-less. Also based on the Japanese Writing system and can be deciphered accordingly. (4) The Gerudo Alphabet or typography. A less angular and more curvaceous script, suggests it comes from a foreign place. (5) Twilight Era writing system that was used in Hyrule. Each symbol corresponds to its English equivalent. Decipherable.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>References</strong></span></p>
<pre>(1) Twisted corridor screenshot: <a href="http://www.zeldainformer.com/ocarina-of-time/walkthrough/chapter14">Zeldainformer.com</a></pre>
<pre>(2) Kakariko Village screenshot: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhK41VnmNR0">Zelda Dungeon YouTube Walkthrough (Ocarina of Time)</a></pre>
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