Marta

And we had already seen something by chance before. So we already knew a few things that were depicted on this relief. Because this city has already implemented some measures. For example, Swamp City, which you hear again and again, that it would be a good thing if you don't seal everything up, but have a few branches and so on, like a sponge. And they targeted a few things.

And we had already seen something by chance before. So we already knew a few things that were depicted on this relief. Because this city has already implemented some measures. For example, Swamp City, which you hear again and again, that it would be a good thing if you don't seal everything up, but have a few branches and so on, like a sponge. And they targeted a few things.

They were in a small park where there was a pretty deep meadow, even with pumps that you can look at there. And here on this 3D map you could look at it in two variants. This storm-flood scenario once with these measures And once without. And without you then saw, okay, the water is getting higher and higher, actually everything goes down.

They were in a small park where there was a pretty deep meadow, even with pumps that you can look at there. And here on this 3D map you could look at it in two variants. This storm-flood scenario once with these measures And once without. And without you then saw, okay, the water is getting higher and higher, actually everything goes down.

And with the sponge city measures you saw, okay, that will flow hopefully. to say if the calculation is correct, then in these areas and can be pumped there and so that the consequences are far less devastating. And I thought that was a pretty cool, very concrete demonstration of this concept, because so far it has been quite abstract in my head with these swamps. But here I found that

And with the sponge city measures you saw, okay, that will flow hopefully. to say if the calculation is correct, then in these areas and can be pumped there and so that the consequences are far less devastating. And I thought that was a pretty cool, very concrete demonstration of this concept, because so far it has been quite abstract in my head with these swamps. But here I found that

Yes, very obvious, because you are in this city right now. And if we hadn't already done it, we could have gone there afterwards and looked at these areas and pumps and stuff in the city. Ah, yes. To see how that works exactly. So...

Yes, very obvious, because you are in this city right now. And if we hadn't already done it, we could have gone there afterwards and looked at these areas and pumps and stuff in the city. Ah, yes. To see how that works exactly. So...

Yes, I guess in a while they have now set it up because it's not so spooky anymore, because you can see, okay, we have these measures now, cool, okay, now we can look at how well we are protected, whereas if you would build this up here and just show how everything would go down. Very creepy. But it would also be useful, of course.

Yes, I guess in a while they have now set it up because it's not so spooky anymore, because you can see, okay, we have these measures now, cool, okay, now we can look at how well we are protected, whereas if you would build this up here and just show how everything would go down. Very creepy. But it would also be useful, of course.

The second thing we played was a big screen where you could sit and play an Xbox gamepad. to play with it. And that was also a 3D model of the city, through which you could move through from the ego perspective. And that reminded me a lot of Wave Function Collapse, which we played together here. Visually, it all looked like white plaster blocks.

The second thing we played was a big screen where you could sit and play an Xbox gamepad. to play with it. And that was also a 3D model of the city, through which you could move through from the ego perspective. And that reminded me a lot of Wave Function Collapse, which we played together here. Visually, it all looked like white plaster blocks.

Stairs.

Stairs.

Exactly. But you can feel the real buildings and if you steer it, you can not only walk around, but also climb up, look from above or get closer to the city, move in any direction you want. And I think the primary purpose was to have a discussion about a new part of the city that is currently being designed. And you can look at the plans for it and imagine it.

Exactly. But you can feel the real buildings and if you steer it, you can not only walk around, but also climb up, look from above or get closer to the city, move in any direction you want. And I think the primary purpose was to have a discussion about a new part of the city that is currently being designed. And you can look at the plans for it and imagine it.

But that didn't tell us much because we don't live there. But we were also able to look at these Swamp City things again virtually. And I found it particularly cool that we also discovered things in this model. that were just interesting for us as tourists, so to speak, that we wouldn't have discovered on Google Maps or an open street map, because we wouldn't have seen how cool they look.

But that didn't tell us much because we don't live there. But we were also able to look at these Swamp City things again virtually. And I found it particularly cool that we also discovered things in this model. that were just interesting for us as tourists, so to speak, that we wouldn't have discovered on Google Maps or an open street map, because we wouldn't have seen how cool they look.

So, for example, such a special long steps that go into the water. Or there was also a step that was so high and led around the forest and so on, which looked really impressive from that perspective. And we were able to discover the things that looked interesting to us. And I wished there were more of those, because it was really cool to see what else we want to look at.

So, for example, such a special long steps that go into the water. Or there was also a step that was so high and led around the forest and so on, which looked really impressive from that perspective. And we were able to discover the things that looked interesting to us. And I wished there were more of those, because it was really cool to see what else we want to look at.