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Isometric San Francisco

Following the success of Isometric NYC , it was probably only a matter of time before another city received the same pixel-art treatment. Now Isopolis - San Francisco has recreated the City by the Bay as a sprawling isometric world that looks as though it has been lifted straight from the golden age of SimCity . From the skyscrapers of the Financial District to the city's famous hills, bridges and waterfront, San Francisco has been transformed into a giant retro cityscape that invites endless exploration. SimCity fans will immediately recognize the aesthetic. The map captures San Francisco as a dense tapestry of tiny buildings, winding streets, parks and piers, all rendered in a consistent pixel-art style.  Like Isometric NYC , this project relies heavily on AI. Rather than using conventional 3D building models, the map was created by streaming Google's Photorealistic 3D Tiles into a Three.js application. Those richly textured models were then used to generate training data f...

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