What the city of the future will look like

May 6, 2004
Students from Riverview Junior/ Senior High School in Oakmont, Pa., won the 2004 National Engineers Week Future City Competition. Future City invites seventh and eighth graders to create computer and large 3D models of a metropolis.

Over 1,100 schools and 30,000 students participated this year. Using SimCity 3000 software, donated by Maxis, a div. of Electronic Arts, Walnut Creek, Calif., the students work with a teacher and a volunteer engineer mentor. They build a city from the ground up, dealing with pollution, unemployment, education, traffic jams, and other real-life problems, all within a balanced budget.

Students present and defend their city to a judging panel. Also, they must write an essay on an engineering challenge. The topic for 2004 is using plastics to help senior citizens live a better life in the future, sponsored by the American Plastics Council.

The Future City national finals are sponsored by the engineering software company Bentley Systems Inc. The company also provides the first prize — a trip to the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala. For more information, go to www.futurecity.orgor www.eweek.org

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