Ooh, I have a new toy now. My main personal obsession right now is a Census/ACS data project (I'd be tempted to post it here, but I'm worried about the HN effect stomping my Linode flat), so something like this is right up my alley.
And it's even written in Python, just like my project!
I can't wait to get home tonight and play with this...
This is breakthrough. I'm telling you, it is a game changer, and it was coded by women -- which is also significant.
Simulation of human life combined with reality capture and BIM software are going to change the game. So-much-so that the market price of commodities like copper and aluminum are going to become of GLOBAL interest.
This could not have come at a better time than when scientists are freaking out about the Great Barrier Reef being almost completely dead.
I can tell you're excited by this, but I can't be sure as to why. Which "game" do you think this project is going to change? Bearing in mind that simulating/predicting mass psychology/behaviour has been mainstream in the field of economics for quite some time.
Because it is not so focused on people as much as it is with "people in cities." Cities are the future of low carbon emissions. So specifically simulating and visualizing the happiness of people within cities is huge. There is great potential for this work.
I think it got cancelled because it is a real startup now.
Let me explain! Put yourself in CEO's shoes: you have employees who love working for you but you need to get them a paycheck. From that perspective, it is easy to see that it is kind of crazy to enter into these lengthy government discussions that could possibly ruin your business and delay the entire industry! No thanks!!
If they're all really engineers who just love doin' the work, they will be a valuable contracting outfit doin' the exact same work for a steadier paycheck.
