FRANCE – Ever wondered how an online search engine might look like in the 1800’s during the industrial revolution?
Meet the 19th Century Search Engine, created by Ubisoft and BETC as part of a publicity blitz for the Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, a new game from the franchise on stores by 23rd of October.
The 19th Century Search Engine runs on coal and styled much like the gritty factories of London in the year of 1868 where the game’s story takes place.
But don’t let its rustic look fool you. The search engine is a rich historical research tool; filled with hundreds of pieces of original content, accurate yet tongue in cheek, using real illustrations from the era, allowing users to discover the sometimes-ugly truths of a celebrated epoch, before the launch of the game.
It reveals less known sides of Victorian London – learn about the beginnings of rugby, sell your molars to make a quick buck, educate yourself on etiquette and manners of the time or just laugh at the lolcats of 1868.
