Ivan Safrin and Christian Marc Schmidt have unveiled a concept of virtual New York City called the pastiche that would be of great help to tourists. This is a virtual map which is accessible through keywords and articles which are posted online. What you get in the end is a visually scintillating and exhilarating ephemeral landscape. This can be termed as a carbon copy of New York City in the virtual space.

You could navigate the 3D space using your mouse and neighborhoods are clustered around keywords. These verbal associatio9ns are used to describe a particular physical space. This in the shows that New York City is a pastiche of memories, emotions, thoughts and associations which are real just like the buildings and skyscrapers are.

This is where technology meets art and thus a virtual collage of words help you navigate through the alleys of New York City in the cyberspace. I would say, this is a great tool for travelers and locals to check on events and exhibitions and other things.

Via: 2Modern