Taiwan earthquake zone transformed into virtual reality model

The devastation wrought by the earthquake in Taiwan early Saturday morning has been captured on video and in numerous photos, but a few locals have enhanced the world's view of the disaster by posting a three-dimensional model of the scene

Posted by modelers from the National Cheng Kung University, the 3D construct of the Wei-guan Golden Dragon Building was made available on the Sketchfab 3D modeling community website just hours after the quake

The model reveals some of the damage suffered by the 17-story high-rise building that collapsed and killed at least 13 people during the 6.4-magnitude earthquake. Read more...