Milwaukee has taken the initiative to digitally re-create their downtown area and link it with computer simulations and databases to create a virtual world where they can experiment and test modifications.
For example, architects can remove buildings from Virtual Milwaukee and add new ones to see how they will fit within the cityscape. Interactive virtual tour guides could be added to the simulation to escort visitors around town. A green technology company could add wind farms or solar cells to existing areas and simulate the results.
Two versions of the “Virtual Milwaukee” are open to the public today: One in Discovery World’s HIVE virtual immersion chamber, and another in a portable inflatable 3D theater run by The Elumenati.
