How Sim City Changed the Game of Planning
January 22, 2010 edwingardner 22 other publications
The God complex could acquire new meaning for an upcoming generation of architects and plan ners. Some of them played a 'God game' growing up called Sim City. It's God's point of view minus the attitude. As teenagers they learn ed to operate within the dynamic forces of their own home-grown cities. While these boys and girls have exchanged the sandbox for the construction site, Sim City has changed its scope from city planning to social engineering.
The God complex could acquire new meaning for an upcoming generation of architects and plan ners. Some of them played a 'God game' growing up called Sim City. It's God's point...
