Abstract
This paper proposes a method of creating a virtual city space on a website using GIS-VRML with the aim of formulating a consensus-forming system for a townscape on the Internet. The effect of increasing the degree of reality of the virtual city was also investigated. A questionnaire survey on general visitors to the site revealed problems in involving citizens. The problems in the stage of creating a townscape on the website were examined by comparison with video images to select an effective method of formulating a virtual city space. Based on these results. the use of the created virtual city space for the consensus-forming system for the townscape on the web is discussed in this paper.
