City of Vallejo, California

MultiGen-Paradigm, Inc. was awarded a new contract by the City of Vallejo, Calif. to construct a realtime 3D model for the city's Downtown Waterfront Development Project. MultiGen-Paradigm will utilize their core simulation tools MultiGen Creator, a 3D modeler, and Vega, a realtime simulation development environment, to build the model. With its state-of-the-art technology, MultiGen-Paradigm will create growth scenarios of the waterfront area enabling Vallejo city officials and citizens to visualize and evaluate proposed developments in realtime.

The model will comprise approximately four acres of land that front the Napa River and will include redevelopment options such as retail shops, a hotel, a 22-screen multiplex movie theatre, a health club, extensive new landscaping and street extensions to tie the city center to the waterfront.

"The City of Vallejo is looking forward to working with MultiGen-Paradigm," said Vallejo Mayor Gloria Exline. "The computer simulation they will develop for us will be a useful tool to help our citizens understand different development scenarios for the waterfront before we even begin construction."

To construct the 3D models, MultiGen-Paradigm will use aerial and digital photographs, GIS data, architectural renderings and site plans as source data. In addition, the company will utilize its model library of virtual elements such as people, landscape and street furniture to add realism to the scene.

Embedded in the simulation application will be "switches" that allow users to view redevelopment alternatives by choosing one of several keyboard buttons. This level of interactivity will provide immediate visual feedback on important elements such as corridors, street scale and impact on surrounding developments.