Comment by xnx
1 day ago
> This project is far from perfect, but without generative models, it couldn’t exist. There’s simply no way to do this much work on your own,
Maybe, though a guy did physically carve/sculpt the majority of NYC: https://mymodernmet.com/miniature-model-new-york-minninycity...
This project is awesome, and I love that there are people who are driven enough to make something with so much craft, attention, and duration.
That being said I have three kids (one a newborn) - there's no possible way I could have done this in the before times!
Also while searching for SimCity screenshots I found someone recreating NYC in SimCity 4 https://www.reddit.com/r/simcity4/comments/12dkxey/check_out...
Also, sites like Pixeljoint used to (or still do? I haven't really kept up) collaborations. This would be a mammoth one, but the result would be much more impressive. This is a cool concept, but it's definitely not pixel art by any definition.
Huh, the linked instagram account is no longer available :/
I still see it at https://www.instagram.com/minninycity04, with two video posts
TikTok content is still up https://www.tiktok.com/@balsastyrofoam300
I got a recommended video in Youtube just the other day, where a bunch of users made NYC in Minecraft at a 1:1 scale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZouSJWXFBPk
Granted, it was a team effort, but that's a lot more laborious than a pixel-art view.
Related:
New York City is being recreated at 1:1 scale inside Minecraft
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46665589