Ewan Wilson

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Freelance journalist

Ewan Wilson contributes long-form, in-depth features, interviews, and reviews to a variety of publications. While you can frequently find him waxing lyrical about the intersection between video games and architecture here at 12DOVE, he has also contributed to outlets like Edge magazine, Eurogamer, NME, Polygon, VICE, The Verge, Wireframe magazine, and so many more. His words can also be found in the fantastic gaming architecture zine Heterotopias.

Latest articles by Ewan Wilson

Hostile Architecture: Resident Evil's Spencer Mansion wants to kill you

By Ewan Wilson last updated 16 August 22

Feature Why the Spencer Mansion in Resident Evil is the most famous haunted house in video games, 25 years on from its debut

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Have you tried… building fantastical cities with Townscaper?

By Ewan Wilson published 18 December 20

feature The architectural toybox that has caught the attention of artists

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Control: AWE cements the Oldest House as one of gaming’s greatest settings

By Ewan Wilson published 30 September 20

Feature With its shifting slabs of concrete, the Oldest House is a brutalist skyscraper waiting to be explored

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Why virtual reality makes sense for Half-Life: Alyx

By Ewan Wilson published 5 March 20

Feature Closely absorbing you in a detailed, manipulable world is core to the Half-Life experience

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