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October 2, 2012

New York's Real-world Sim City

Nastaran Tavakoli-Far, BBC News


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Betaville is a multi-person open source platform which allows participants to build on empty spaces in New York City, like a real-life version of the popular game Sim City. Players can walk around New York's streets - or fly over them - and stop at empty spaces which are shown by inverted yellow pyramids hovering over the vacant spot.

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