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The digital revolution
• Maps have gone digital– As technology advances so does digital mapping– Maps incorporated into every day life– New ways to use maps / technology
• Computer mapping Vs Computer games
1970sComputers gaining power, graphics available, first program languages.
Games: space invaders
Computer mapping first started
Limited to very simple graphics
Early 1980sFirst home computers, better graphics, “spatial relations” developed
Games: Pac-man
Graphics improved
Start of spatial analysis
Late 1980sBetter programming languages, faster more powerful computers.
Games: Super Mario
Mapping software commercially available
First 3D maps
Great analysis capabilities
Early 1990sInternet takes off, Windows takes hold, graphics, speed, power continue to increase
Games: Sonic
Graphics take another step
Spatial analysis and modern GIS is developed
Late 1990sMobile technology, emails
Games: Tomb Raider
Start of 3D modelling
Mobile mapping
Global Positioning Systems
Early 2000sMobile phones, online communities
Games: World of WarCraft
User friendly systems
Better mapping data
Late 2000sCloud technology, 3G phones, Google
Games: Grand Theft Auto
Photo realistic graphics
Online mapping
Satellite images
From virtual back to realCommunity spaces designed online
SmartPlanet
Architects & community design online
Most popular design built