Today, the first official document of Sim Eternal City is released.
The Sim Eternal City White Paper Prelude is the founding declaration of a floating diamond shape platform with 18-minute city storytelling framework designed for elderly citizens displaced by the climate crisis — a framework built not on speculation, but on the conviction that the next chapter of urban civilization must be imagined before it is needed.
What This Document Contains
The White Paper Prelude is structured across seven chapters.
It opens with a diagnosis: four converging forces — rising seas, expanding human lifespans, the accelerating advance of AI and robotics, and the urgent need for a new model of coexistence — are forming a single direction. From this diagnosis, the document outlines the framework of a floating city constructed from four decommissioned cruise ships connected in diamond formation, powered by three self-sustaining economic engines operating as equals: Life Tree Nexus, No Stone Tombstone, and Lab City.
Human lifespan is expanding at a pace no civilization has ever seen. And yet the cities we live in are running out of time — coastlines are disappearing, waterfronts are flooding, and the places people have called home for decades are quietly ceasing to exist.
The first citizens of this city are elderly people displaced by the climate crisis. The second citizens are humanoid robots. Neither group is defined by dependency or utility. Both are co-citizens — active participants in the design, economy, and daily life of a city built on purpose and built together.
New York is Chapter One. Five waterfront candidate sites are currently under consideration.
On April 18, 2026, the first site will be announced — the moment this framework moves from document to ground.
Download the Document
The Sim Eternal City White Paper Prelude is available for download at no cost.
Who We Are Looking For
Sim Eternal City is now actively seeking the people and organizations who will help build what this document describes.
Partners — institutions and organizations working in urban innovation, climate resilience, aging, robotics, and the arts who see this framework as relevant to their mission.
Sponsors — brands and companies who wish to be associated with the story of the next city, and who understand that sponsoring a narrative is a different order of engagement than advertising.
Venue Stakeholders & Local Communities — representatives of coastal cities, waterfront districts, and civic communities beginning with New York, who want to be in the conversation before a site is chosen in their region.
Co-creators — individuals across disciplines who want to contribute to a storytelling framework still in the process of being written.
The window before April 18 is open. We welcome the conversation now.
Project & partnership inquiries → [email protected] Interview & media inquiries → [email protected]
This story is not yet complete. That is precisely why this is the moment to be part of it.