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• 12.03.08
  The Virtual, Really Applications and Tools, Collaboration, Visualization in 3D | (0)

  Digital Urban is a must-stop blog for me these days, reminding me of the blurring between the real and the virtual, and that the virtual can and will incorporate more real, while the real can "look" more virtual. Um, does that make sense? Whatever, it's a reminder that the metaverse includes virtual worlds, augmented reality, mirror worlds, and life-logging. They recently posted about a 3D fly-through of Trondheim, and what struck me about it was that the 3D city was generated procedurally. All of the buildings and their textures generated purely from imagery. I took a fly-through (try it, it's worth it)...and ...

  Tagged: 3D scanner technology, digital urban, Justin Bovington, opensim, Second Life, SenseABLE City Lab, Virtual worlds, Visualization in 3D
  

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