Scorched Waters

2016-02-17

For no other city it was so possible and profitable. Digitizing Venice for VR reconstruction was a race both against the worsening tides and between the internet giants' teams.

When their mappings crossed a certain threshold, the bombings began. There was worldwide outrage. The teams grew, became frantic.

The water was so polluted that when the fires started the channels themselves burned. Venice died.

The teams, disgraced, never shared their incomplete data, but we stole it and corrupted their databases. Together, the maps are complete.

Anonymous was already a power, and now we have a city of our own.