The Lost Code
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Site Presentation
The Lost Code website presents a large number of collection items and archive documents in their respective historical context through virtual visits and a mystery game acted out and filmed against a green screen (video 1 min. 42 sec.) .
Choose how you would like to explore the site content:
- Use the player control panel in out-of-game mode to perform searches, view documents, solve riddles, and take virtual visits
- View the site map for a content overview and an exhaustive list of artifact information sheets and historian's texts
- Play the game and become a secret agent at the controls of a flying camera
Though designed for the general public, the site is also intended for school use. Tools have been created to help teachers use the site as a complementary teaching resource:
- Consult the Managing a Group section to create a group of players, follow its progress through the game, and read the texts it produces
- Consult the Teacher's Guide section for an educational analysis of the game and suggestions for use
The site includes virtual visits to three historic sites in Québec: Manoir Mauvide-Genest in Saint-Jean, Île d'Orléans; Seigneurie des Aulnaies in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies; and Musée L'Aventure Leclerc in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures. Each of these sites reflects different aspects of Québec history from 1734 to the present day.
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The project was produced by the Musée de la civilisation in Québec City, in partnership with the three historic sites, iXmédia, and Télé-Québec. A number of people were involved in the project. Consult the Credits section to learn more.
This project was made possible in part thanks to Canadian Heritage's Canadian Culture Online program.