Urban Jungles

Try Urban Jungles at UrbanJungles.netlify.app


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We have always known, somewhere beneath the noise, that the cities we build are temporary. That the concrete will eventually crack. That something green and patient is waiting.

Urban Jungles shows you the present — your present — transposed onto a world that has already moved on without us. The rain falling on your city right now is the same rain soaking the ruins in the app. The cold front rolling in tonight will strip the canopy bare, just as it strips the leaves from whatever remains.

It is a diorama of grief and relief in equal measure. A miniature planet after humanity, held in your hands.

Every city is searchable. Every hour of the next day is walkable. Step forward and watch the light change, the temperature drop, the landscape respond. Hear the sounds of wind and rain passing through empty streets. Orbit the ruins in full 3D — pan, tilt, inspect the overgrowth up close. The shadows track the actual sun, the stars come out at night. Tap the trees and birds scatter.

Spin it slowly. Let it rain.


Disclaimer: I made Urban Jungles with the help of Google’s Gemini 3/3.1 Pro LLM and take no responsibility whatsoever for any damage you do with it.

P.S. If you use it on an Apple Vision Pro, a button for VR mode will appear on the toolbar. It is exactly what you think it is.


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