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Virtual 1930s Harlem

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the insmod-easy-rawlins dept.

Raiford writes "Students can now take fully guided field trips in a VR environment. An article in the newsroom section of the IEEE website describes a trip to an historic Virtual Harlem setting in the 1920s and 30s. The article gives a description of the VR technology and programming and states that the simulation is supported for both Silicon Graphics and Linux platforms"

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  1. I got great idea! by Fex303 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The Virtual Harlem project is a great idea, huge educational value, blah, blah...

    But what everyone really wants is to be able to blow stuff up. They need to use the system to create a modern day city. They should make it so that you can interact with its inhabitants, give you a selection of weapons, and set you loose to do as you will. Imagine a living, breathing city to cause complete havoc in! If only.

    Oh wait... Maybe it's not just a daydream, maybe someone's already done that.