The Amazing World of Flight Simulator
I know very little about the world of Microsoft Flight Simulator, excepting that its community is large, dedicated and fetishistically accurate. From Wikipedia:
A large community exists for the Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise, partly stemming from the open nature of the simulator structure which allows for numerous modifications to be made. There are also many virtual airlines, where pilots fly their assignments as pilots do in real airlines, as well as world-wide networks for the simulation of air traffic and air traffic control, such as VATSIM and IVAO.
Flight Simulator players (which seems too narrow a term) have, for the last decade (or 15 or 20 years?), been busying themselves rendering the world inside the game. Here’s one example of this as a player documents his trip around in remarkable detail.
I was reminded about Flight Simulator by Richard, who linked to Jon Patch’s blog. Jon’s doing remarkable work building Vancouver inside the game. Consider these amazing versions of Canada Place and the Lions Gate Bridge.
He also did the downtown core and Vancouver’s International Airport. I mentioned the level of detail–check out The Flying Beaver, a pub and seaplane terminal at the south terminal. I happened to have a photo of the Beaver, and here they are side by side (click for a larger version):
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