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When a city creates a digital replica of itself to reinvent itself


The concept of Metaverse promises a virtual universe parallel to the real world for the next few years, where millions of people will connect to have fun, exchange, work, consume or live new experiences. Virtual worlds already exist in the video game, healthcare or industrial sectors, foreshadowing the possibilities of tomorrow. Welcome to the future.


What would happen if this street were closed to traffic? What if the duration of this red light was extended? What if the entrance to this store was moved? To answer these questions, urban planners have two solutions: to set up a real-size experiment. Or test their ideas in a virtual world, a digital twin of the city. This has the distinction of being a perfect replica of reality, unlike metaverses developed for video games. The data collected here comes directly from real life. After being tested on a digital twin, the solutions are applied…

Source: Le Figaro

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