Krall
Banned
THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH
"I tell you Winston, that reality is not external. Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else. Not in the individual mind, which can make mistakes, and in any case soon perishes: only in the mind of the party, which is collective and immortal. Whatever the party holds to be truth, is truth. It is impossible to see reality except by looking through the eyes of the Party."
- from "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell
The Challenge
Your challenge is to make two maps. One must show the world as it is depicted to the people of a 1984-esque totalitarian state by their government, whilst the other must show how the world actually is. The map need not show the political situation of the world; it may show population figures, ethnic distribution, the nation's victories/defeats, economic prosperity, or anything at all that an authoritarian government might want to lie to their population about.
The Restrictions
Since this is really more of a modern/future map challenge PoDs before 1650 are not permitted, and all maps must be set after 1800. Future maps (including maps of other planets or regions of space) are permitted, though nothing clearly implausible or ASB is allowed.
This round shall finish on Saturday the 12th of February.
!THIS THREAD IS FOR POSTING OF ENTRIES ONLY!
Any discussion must take place in the main thread. If you post anything other than a map entry (or a description accompanying a map entry) in this thread then you will be asked to delete the post. If you refuse to delete the post, post something that is clearly disruptive or malicious, or post spam then you may be disqualified from entering in this round of MotF and you may be reported to the board's moderators.
Remember to vote on the previous round of MoF!
"I tell you Winston, that reality is not external. Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else. Not in the individual mind, which can make mistakes, and in any case soon perishes: only in the mind of the party, which is collective and immortal. Whatever the party holds to be truth, is truth. It is impossible to see reality except by looking through the eyes of the Party."
- from "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell
The Challenge
Your challenge is to make two maps. One must show the world as it is depicted to the people of a 1984-esque totalitarian state by their government, whilst the other must show how the world actually is. The map need not show the political situation of the world; it may show population figures, ethnic distribution, the nation's victories/defeats, economic prosperity, or anything at all that an authoritarian government might want to lie to their population about.
The Restrictions
Since this is really more of a modern/future map challenge PoDs before 1650 are not permitted, and all maps must be set after 1800. Future maps (including maps of other planets or regions of space) are permitted, though nothing clearly implausible or ASB is allowed.
This round shall finish on Saturday the 12th of February.
!THIS THREAD IS FOR POSTING OF ENTRIES ONLY!
Any discussion must take place in the main thread. If you post anything other than a map entry (or a description accompanying a map entry) in this thread then you will be asked to delete the post. If you refuse to delete the post, post something that is clearly disruptive or malicious, or post spam then you may be disqualified from entering in this round of MotF and you may be reported to the board's moderators.
Remember to vote on the previous round of MoF!
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