In many ways, architecture in games should be the purest form. Developers can concentrate entirely on the notion of their space creating the exact mood required and how it can challenge the gamer within the context of the game itself, without having to worry about the trivialities that blight Architects (i.e. the impact of surrounding buildings, the weather, gravity, ageing etc).

Yet, frequently this purity is strayed from by placing some benign artefact in the space that is there for no other purpose than because it “looks cool”. Perhaps because they arent confident enough that the gamer will fully appreciate the design of the space, so need a visual stimulant to fully impress.

I wish I could think of a good precedent for this, but right now I cant….