Echoes of Escher in New iPad Monument Valley Game

I recently had the chance to play a new iPad game called Monument Valley, which incorporates optical illusions and plays with perspective and relativity to guide the user through puzzle-like settings.  The game has excellent graphics and a very relaxing flow to it regardless of its highly-complex scenarios, which are the heart and soul of the game.  As soon as I saw the first screen shot of this game I was able to link a old artist to it: Escher.

Maurits Cornelis Escher is known for his "impossible" constructions, and intricate mathematically-influenced illustrations and his art has been around since the early 19th century.  If you look at Escher's work you will find many similarities with Monument Valley, to the point that you may ask yourself: how much did they take from his original ideas? I am happy that this type of art has found a way to reemerge through new technological channels so that younger people are able to enjoy and learn from it.  To me the game screams Escher, but to those that do not know about him, Monument Valley is it.