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Virtual museum in Fortnite
The
Fortnite
Holocaust Museum
, also known as
Voices of the Forgotten
, is a
virtual museum
for the video game
Fortnite Creative
, designed by
Luc Bernard
and approved by publisher
Epic Games
. It became available in August 2023.
Content
The museum features photographs and plaques highlighting people who resisted the
Nazis
, and show visitors examples of Nazi atrocities, such as the
Kristallnacht
.
[1]
One room in the museum features a "Hall of Historical Figures" featuring people such as
Marianne Cohn
and
Abdol Hossein Sardari
.
[1]
[2]
On August 3, 2023,
The Jewish Chronicle
uploaded a trailer for the
Fortnite
Holocaust Museum, showcasing the displays and the first person & single player perspective of the exhibit.
[3]
Designer
Luc Bernard
cited his fears of the misuse of AI as being a driving force behind his attempts to build a virtual
Holocaust
exhibit.
[4]
Response
Fortnite
publisher
Epic Games
approved the project in August 2023.
[5]
[6]
[7]
Some critics
[
who?
]
of the museum have highlighted issues with
Fortnite
'
s virtual
Martin Luther King Jr.
Museum in 2021, where Epic Games disabled emotes following players recording themselves dancing to King's "
I Have a Dream
" speech.
[8]
In response to concerns about vandalism of the memorial, Bernard said that many of the game's features would be disabled, arguing that this would make the
Fortnite
Holocaust Museum better protected than real world monuments.
[9]
[10]
The Christian Science Monitor
commented on the choice of
Fortnite
as a venue for a Holocaust Museum:
"
Fortnite
is not an obvious location for a museum about genocide; the popular battle royal game is probably known best for its extensive suite of goofy, gesticulating characters. It’s a place where you can find Batman duking it out with a sentient banana peel, and then swinging his arms in a viral victory dance known as
the griddy
."
[11]
Release
The release of the
Fortnite
Holocaust Museum was delayed following concerns of vandalism by Neo-Nazi
internet trolls
, particularly after comments from American
Holocaust denier
Nick Fuentes
.
[8]
It became available on August 14, 2023.
[12]
References
- ^
a
b
Gillott, Hannah (August 3, 2023).
"Virtual Holocaust museum to be launched in Fortnite"
.
The Jewish Chronicle
.
Archived
from the original on August 9, 2023
. Retrieved
August 13,
2023
.
- ^
Stanton, Rich (August 4, 2023).
"Fortnite's adding a museum about the Holocaust"
.
PC Gamer
.
Archived
from the original on August 4, 2023
. Retrieved
August 14,
2023
.
- ^
Walkthrough: World's first Fortnite Holocaust museum
,
archived
from the original on August 14, 2023
, retrieved
August 14,
2023
- ^
Applebaum, Stephen (April 27, 2023).
"Why I built a Holocaust museum inside Fortnite"
.
inews.co.uk
.
Archived
from the original on August 14, 2023
. Retrieved
August 14,
2023
.
- ^
"Fortnite Has A Museum Dedicated To Teaching About The Holocaust"
.
Kotaku
. August 4, 2023.
Archived
from the original on August 14, 2023
. Retrieved
August 14,
2023
.
- ^
"Dev Creates In-Game Holocaust Museum In Fortnite To Spread Awareness"
.
GameSpot
.
Archived
from the original on August 14, 2023
. Retrieved
August 14,
2023
.
- ^
"Virtual Holocaust museum to be built in Fortnite video game"
.
The Jerusalem Post
. August 8, 2023.
Archived
from the original on August 14, 2023
. Retrieved
August 14,
2023
.
- ^
a
b
Cascone, Sarah (August 10, 2023).
"The Opening of a New Virtual Holocaust Museum in Fortnite Has Been Delayed After White-Supremacist Nick Fuentes Rallied Antisemites to Attack It"
.
Artnet News
.
Archived
from the original on August 10, 2023
. Retrieved
August 13,
2023
.
- ^
Murty, Megha (August 9, 2023).
"Fortnite's First Holocaust Museum Has Been Approved by Epic Games"
.
IGN India
.
Archived
from the original on August 13, 2023
. Retrieved
August 13,
2023
.
- ^
"Game Developer Builds Holocaust Museum in Fortnite"
.
Game Rant
. August 3, 2023.
Archived
from the original on August 14, 2023
. Retrieved
August 14,
2023
.
- ^
McGinnis, Lindsey (August 10, 2023).
"A museum that changes the game"
.
Christian Science Monitor
.
Archived
from the original on August 11, 2023
. Retrieved
August 13,
2023
.
- ^
Small, Zachary (August 16, 2023).
"At Holocaust Museum in Fortnite, Superheroes and Atrocities Collide"
.
The New York Times
.
Archived
from the original on August 16, 2023
. Retrieved
September 22,
2023
.