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02.21.09The Possibilities of Virtual Architecture, and Metanomics RedesignedThe American Institute of Architects is calling Second Life a "game changing reinterpretation of design": "The online interactive software program Second Life has become an emerging place of architecture research that ranges from a practice tool to an open-ended exploration of design context and expression. Especially in architecture schools, its immersive 3D environments allow users to conceptualize and design a space quickly, thus opening it up for investigation by other users, which allows designers to see how it will be used and how people will circulate through it." In a wide-ranging review of architectural practices, the journal effuses: "Second Life’s design flexibility has ...
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