A game in the form of a book opened to a two-page map of Walden Pond. Standard cartographic symbolism in a dedicated key sit on the upper right of the right page and a compass rose sits on the same page on the bottom right. Railway tracks and steps to an image of a house in Concord and Emerson's house are displayed on the left page. Muted tints of beige are used.

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	We acquired this object.
2017	Work on this object began.
2019	We photographed this object. We exhibited this object.
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Walden, A Game, 2017

It was designed by Tracy Fullerton and Game Innovation Lab, University of Southern California. It is dated 2017. Its medium is trailer. It is a part of the department.

This single-player video game is based on the experience of living at Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts in the mid-19th century as recorded by Henry David Thoreau. Players navigate and survive the challenges of each season. The goal is to maintain balance with nature. Players can turn their gaze to flora and fauna for inspiration, which is as essential for survival as food or shelter.

It is credited Courtesy of Tracy Fullerton.

Sample Book, Decor Photowalls
photomurals.
Gift of Ed Goldman.
2013-7-1-1/26

Drawing, Wallpaper Design: Garden seen through an Alcove

Drawing, Wallpaper Design: Garden seen through an Alcove
brush and gouache, graphite on white paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mary Hearn Greims.
1940-120-30

Textile, Forest
dacron polyester.
Gift of Henry C. and Eleanor Kluck.
1985-84-23

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A rustic, trellised walkway forms an open tunnel featuring thin logs and surrounded by lush greenery. Vines and leaves drape from the top of the trellis, and on either side of the wide walkway are bright green grasses and bushes punctuated with tree trunks. Rays of sunlight stream through the gaps, contrasting the shade. Wide, horizontal planks form a gray pathway, alternating with the visible soil underlayer beneath the trellis. A vibrant white light punctuates the vanishing point at the center of the image.

Nacadia Therapy Forest Garden, 2011-ongoing
ipad video, wall video, site plan, photograph.
Courtesy of the University of Copenhagen.
NATURE.029

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/4wUs7d/
Accession Number NATURE.007
Object ID 2318798832