Digital media festival explores the role of technology in creating the cities of the future.
"Jetson-like cities are on the horizon and the speed at which the urban landscape is changing has prompted a gathering of several dozen acclaimed architects, game developers, filmmakers and digital artists in Toronto this week.The visionaries will try to make sense of how people are affected by the changing face of cities in light of technological advances."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
FULL STORY: New-media visionaries gather to ponder Jetson-like cities
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Smith Gee Studio
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
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