Art of Watch_Dogs

Art of Watch_Dogs
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* COVER IS NOT FINAL ARTWORK Watch Dogs is an open world action-adventure stealth video game in which players control a vigilante named Aiden Pearce (voiced by Noam Jenkins), who can hack into various electronic devices tied to the city's central operating system (ctOS), allowing various methods for the player to solve numerous objectives. Examples include hacking into people's phones to retrieve bank data and steal funds, triggering malfunctions in equipment to distract other characters and hacking into traffic lights to cause collisions. Players can also receive information on civilians via augmented reality feeds, providing the player with information on demographics, health and potential behaviour. Objectives include finding specific targets to kill, evading the police and following potential victims in order to stop their would-be killers. Combat utilizes a combination of stealth components and parkour, along with the mechanics of a cover-based third-person shooter. The game features an elusive online multiplayer element in which another player can control surveillance cameras in an attempt to hack the main player. Plot The storyline of Watch Dogs game is built around the concept of information warfare, data being interconnected, and the world's increasing use of technology—questioning who exactly runs the computers they depend on. The game is set in an alternate reality version of Chicago, Illinois, which is one of many cities to feature a supercomputer known as a "CtOS" (Central Operating System). The system controls almost every piece of technology in the city, and contains information on all of the city's residents and activities which can be used for various purposes. In the game's universe, the Northeast blackout of 2003 was found to be caused by a hacker, prompting the development of CtOS. The game follows an antihero named Aiden Pearce, a highly skilled hacker described as a person who uses both "fists and wits." In today's hyper-connected world, Chicago has the country’s most advanced computer system, known as the CtOS. Concept art and sketches show how the developers designed a living, breathing and “hack-able” cityscape. This book focuses on Aiden Pearce, his allies and enemies, building a new Chicago, and the design of the tech and gadgetry to hack and control CtOS. One of the most hotly anticipated games from E3 2012, Watch Dogs received over 80 official nominations and awards. The book is an in-depth review of Ubisoft’s amazing new game with extensive concept and development art and detailed creator commentary.