Model Metropolis

Behind one of the most iconic computer games of all time is a theory of how cities die — one that has proven dangerously influential

Logic Magazine
Nov 4 · 10 min read
Screenshot: SimCity

By Kevin T. Baker

In 1984, the developer Will Wright had just finished work on his first video game, a shoot-em-up called Raid on Bungeling Bay. In it, the player controls a helicopter…

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