{"id":14034,"date":"2012-10-04T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingvancouver.ca\/?p=14034"},"modified":"2013-01-21T07:27:55","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T15:27:55","slug":"urban-planet-the-new-simcity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/10\/04\/urban-planet-the-new-simcity\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: The New SimCity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tQNagqH6mO4\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/01\/18\/urban-planet-how-the-dutch-got-their-cycle-paths\/feature-urban-planet\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SimCity, longtime nursery for burgeoning city planners, is set to release a new version in February 2013. This version of the game, first released in 1989, adds the a multiplayer dimension \u2013 allowing users to share resources between their cities or to specialize and trade. The game emphasizes the perils of energy choices \u2013 highlighting the negative health impacts and public opinion that can come as a result of a local coal or nuclear plant. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/1680650\/the-new-simcity-will-turn-you-into-an-urban-planning-nut?partner=newsletter#1\">FastCompany<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>. 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