{"id":33651,"date":"2016-11-09T19:50:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T12:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/virtual-realty-can-a-computer-game-turn-you-into-an-evil-property-developer\/"},"modified":"2016-11-09T19:57:47","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T12:57:47","slug":"virtual-realty-can-a-computer-game-turn-you-into-an-evil-property-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/virtual-realty-can-a-computer-game-turn-you-into-an-evil-property-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual realty: can a computer game turn you into an \u2018evil\u2019 property developer?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nDelaying repairs to save money and dehumanising your tenants … Adam Forrest becomes a virtual landlord and learns some interesting \u2013 and depressing \u2013 lessonsBuilding my first high-rise tower wasn\u2019t too difficult. I threw up some studio apartments, hooked them up with power and phone lines, arranged for a rubbish collection, and welcomed my first tenants. I packed the people in, stacked the units, and the profits soon began to pile up nicely.It\u2019s fun being a virtual landlord. I\u2019ve been playing Project Highrise, a PC and Mac real estate management simulation, since the game\u2019s release in September. It gives cash-strapped renters like me a chance to indulge the wild fantasy of owning property. It also offers members of Generation Rent some insight into how real-world landlords and larger developers actually do business. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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