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Any mapping history study?

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Maple_Wizen
i wonder if there exists something as a review on mapping theories/opinions/genres in different times, or even a history on mapping

it also helps if you provide any potential fragments of them :)
lewski
there's wiki/en/History_of_osu!/Mapping_and_modding_timeline which gives you the broad strokes of how the "official" side of the mapping environment has evolved

pishifat also has some videos that can shed a bit of light on how people have thought about mapping in the past

can't think of anything very comprehensive, though, even regarding just one era/area; would be neat to see something like that if it does exist
Simcur

Maple_Wizen wrote:

i wonder if there exists something as a review on mapping theories/opinions/genres in different times, or even a history on mapping

it also helps if you provide any potential fragments of them :)
The closest I've seen is https://pishifat.github.io/. Pishifat has also made several videos on various developments like iNiS style mapping, russian mapping, influence of chinese mapping, wub maps, etc. although it should always be noted its essentially ones persons research.

This redditor did a thing of like looking at key figures in osu,m here they did galvenize https://www.reddit.com/r/osugame/comments/2v35ea/great_beatmappers_of_osu_part_1_galvenize_the/

In general though I think the 'history' is something you learn by osmosis and I don't think I've seen anyone as dedicated to the study although I am. I think its something you learn hrough playing the maps of different eras and getting word of mouth from those that were there throughout various developments in areas you're interested in. Names I heard a ton were NatsumeRin, Skystar, RLC, AngelHoney, DJPop, James, Sotarks, Monstrata, Natteke and in some shape or form you can kind of track a development by looking at what they were doing at what time compared to past.

NatsumeRin is a figure who I figure has been pretty crucial to mapping history from what I've heard from pishifat's interview with fanzhen0019 but why exactly I'm not sure.
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