Langford Research Laboratories



Langford Research Laboratories is a research lab owned by Professor Julie Langford under supervision of Ryan Industries. The lab is located in Arcadia, and was the main administrative office and observation point of the gardens.

BioShock
Upon Jack approaching the lab during BioShock, Langford is killed by toxic gas dispensed by Andrew Ryan, who accuses her of infringing on his copyright of the production and distribution of The Lazarus Vector. Within the final seconds of her life, Langford scrawls the code to her locked wall-safe upon a window, thereby giving Jack access to the resources he need to construct the vector.

The lab contains a research table, misting console, multiple test tubes, Turrets, diagnostic controls, and the Chemical Thrower.

BioShock 2 Multiplayer
Langford's laboratories also appear in the multiplayer version of Arcadia. Located in the northernmost part of the map, this version of the Laboratories is quite small, housing little more than a few incubators and bookshelves. A glass container holding a small tree in the center of the room will fill with green gas anytime a player approaches it. Approaching the incubators can cause them to light up with green gas revealing ferns within, but one incubator is broken and will only spark and fill with smoke.

The laboratories can be accessed through two "Employees Only" doors in Arcadia Glens or by taking a stairway up from the flooded lower walkway.

Bugs/Glitches

 * The player can pass through the glass containing the tree by jumping up and into it from the east side.

Trivia

 * In BioShock if the player points their cursor over the sign in the reception area at the entrance to the labs, the subtitled text will read "Professor Holden Langford Research Laboratories." The name and gender differ from the final game's version of the character. This is because the BioShock developers had originally intended Langford's character to be male when they were planning the level.