Show HN: Valencia, Spain in Sim City/Isometric View(tinyvalencia.com)
244 points by leugim 1 day ago | 61 comments
tl;dr: An isometric pixel-art map of Valencia, Spain, inspired by SimCity, covering the entire municipality from the huerta to the Albufera with every real building rendered. Built by rendering 3D city data from a fixed isometric camera, then repainting it tile-by-tile using an image model trained on a custom pixel-art style, with seamless continuity between tiles. Navigation includes drag/zoom, keyboard shortcuts (R for random, H for whole map, / for search), and shareable URLs.
HN Discussion:
  • ↑Appreciates the project and wants more technical details about the image model pipeline used
  • ~Suggests usability improvements like fixed north orientation and errors in rendering
  • ↓Objects to calling the output 'pixel art' since it's diffusion-generated and lacks true pixel craftsmanship
  • ↑Loves the concept and wants it extended, combined with other tools, or made playable/generalizable
  • ↑Local resident enjoys seeing their city rendered this way