Sure, you could do that. But that sounds mostly useful for psychology or brain research. The number of institutions that would even consider doing that is dwarf

Sure, you could do that. But that sounds mostly useful for psychology or brain research. The number of institutions that would even consider doing that is dwarfed by the number of simcity players. In a theoretical future where simulating a world in sufficient detail is viable on a smallish hardware budget, you are much more likely to be in a simulation than in a research lab.