A computer simulation of the Sand Hill Road Projects

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Title
A computer simulation of the Sand Hill Road Projects
Alternative Title

Series Title
The Environmental Simulation Laboratory at UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design
Date Created
August 6th, 1996
Description
In the late 1960s, UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design established the Environmental Simulation Laboratory in response to people's growing concern for the environment and ecological well-being. The Lab developed methods for measuring and communicating the effects of urbanization on cities and landscapes, utilizing bespoke scale models and in-house cinematographic technical innovations. According to retired lab director and urban design professor Peter Bosselmann, the films were produced as studies "to test how model simulation could aid the decision-making process in the approval of large planning and engineering projects. A computer-guided camera mounted on a moving crane traveled at eye level through a model landscape and recorded, on 16mm film, the experience" of moving through simulated spaces. John Dykstra, working with the Lab prior to achieving fame for his Academy Award-winning visual effects work on the first Star Wars film, helped to develop the Lab's special camera system, which was a precursor to the Dykstraflex system used in Star Wars. This simulation uses a computer model to explore the environmental impact of the proposed Sand Hill Road housing development in Palo Alto, California. The tape explores the process of creating the simulation and the end result, as well as several other proposals in the area (senior housing, parking garage, etc.).
Creators and Contributors
Creator: University of California, Berkeley. Environmental Simulation Laboratory
Creator: Bosselmann, Peter
Director: Kanemoto, William
Narrator: Francisco, Mike
Subject Topic
Environmental impacts
Environmental awareness
City planning
Genre
Models (Representations)
Place(s)
Palo Alto (Calif.)
Language
English
Media type
Moving Image
Format
VHS
Extent
1 Tape
Generation
Dub
Stock manufacturer
3M
Color or Black and White
Color
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Track standard
NTSC
Sound or silent
Sound
Copyright Statement
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Country of Creation
US
Copyright date
1996
Source Institution
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Call Number
ITM0018826
Link to Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/cbpf_000200
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