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This seems like a ripe topic for an academic/open source wiki approach to 3D modeling and representation. Imagine if some group, or academic consortium, got fu

This seems like a ripe topic for an academic/open source wiki approach to 3D modeling and representation. Imagine if some group, or academic consortium, got funding to build an MMO world and to make available to academics the tools to build it out--3D modelers like Sketchup for buildings, behavioural scripting for NPCs, economic modeling of the surrounding environment... all available for people to walk through. Obviously no one history department has the budget to licence a serious game engine or maintain an open world; but one would think an endowment from a benefactor plus cooperation and funding from a group of seed universities would be enough to get it started.

prox 6y ago
As someone who used to make architectural visualizations (I was trained as visualiser) , it would be great to set up some sort of Patreon / Sponsorship with interested parties. I think this is something that could work with the right crew. Would definitely be in. The content could even be favorably licensed so historically accurate games and teachings in ancient history could be made.