I thought this article was extremely interesting. I feel that it sheds some light on a different aspect of cyberculture. It seems like cyberculture tends to make me think of online gaming, online relationships, and a bunch of other "nerdy" ideas. This article lets us see how newer technology may be the answer to preventing thousands of casualties in case of a terrorist attack. The idea of being able to evacuate 70,000 people in a matter of 60 minutes is astonishing to me. That's simply unbelievable. Having a program like this could really change the face of major sports arenas. I wonder if it would influence/change the architectural designs of future stadiums or arenas that would be built. I thought it was interesting when the program manager, Mike Matthews says the program "will become a national standard." Although I feel that statement may be premature, I think the idea is fantastic. I would really want to see how this would play out on a computer considering that this program claims to be able to see how fans would positively or negatively react to a terrorist threat. I think it would be necessary to take the parking/exiting situations into account as well. Just because people are out of the area being evacuated does not mean they are completely safe. Causing a major traffic back-up in the immediate surrounding area would be contradictory to what this program is trying to accomplish. Anyway, I definitely think this article is something to think about.
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