January 2001
Simulated Cityscape
By Technology Review
You're an urban planner, looking at a tabletop model of a city. You would like to know what the impact would be if a proposed new building were moved to the left, so you shift it slightly. A digital shadow appears from the base of the building, a high-speed wind tunnel is generated and the reflection off the glass building blinds motorists driving by-evidence that perhaps the change wouldn't be such a good idea after all.
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