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Document 1 VisitScotland has identified a new tourism trend – the “consoliday” (console-holiday) – people choosing to experience in real life the landscapes they see virtually before them within the games, or wanting to visit the country in which the game was conceived. Minecraft fans turned out in their thousands
Document 1 VisitScotland has identified a new tourism trend – the “consoliday” (console-holiday) – people choosing to experience in real life the landscapes they see virtually before them within the games, or wanting to visit the country in which the game was conceived. Minecraft fans turned out in their thousands to catch a glimpse of YouTube legend Stampy 5 the Cat in Dundee last month, and with big operators, such as Start The Adventure already offering “gaming adventure tours”, the national tourism organisation is hoping consolidays could be as popular as ‘set-jetting’, where people visit a destination after seeing it in a film. Scotland features in a number of games such as Grand Theft Auto (the Forth bridges and other destinations), Call of Duty: Ghosts (Stonehaven/Dunnottar Castle), Tomb Raider III 10 (Loch Ness), Project Gotham Racing 2 (Edinburgh), and the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series. In addition to being inspired by on-screen landscapes, fans also visit Scotland to see where their favourite games were created in 15 cities such as Dundee and Edinburgh. Dundee is known as the birthplace of the Scottish games industry with some of the world’s biggest titles developed there, including Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto. The city 20 currently hosts numerous design studios and Abertay University is famous for its world-leading video-game development courses. Dunottar Castle Edinburgh is the home of Rockstar North – developer of the successful Grand Theft Auto series – and many make the trip to the capital to get their photo taken outside its head 25 office which is now on Holyrood Road, beside the Scottish Parliament. Malcolm Roughead, chief executive of VisitScotland said: “The Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design 2016 is an opportunity to shine a spotlight on Scotland’s fascinating creative achievements. Scotland’s video games industry is a thriving, internationally acclaimed sector which punches well above its weight and is a major 30 contributor to our country’s economy.” From: 17AN2TEMLR1 Page : 2/6 Document 2 (1) When hundreds of Civil War reenactors come to Hale Farm & Village1 on Aug. 13, they will again bring their uniforms, equipment, 5 horses, and military protocol to recreate America’s defining historical period. The reenactment weekend will be just as meaningful for them as it will 10 be for spectators, as they get to experience a taste of what Civil War soldiers endured. Akron resident Chris Smith, who has reenacted Civil War battles for