I weave the forest from code rather than from wood—procedural textures, clever level‑of‑detail, and smart lighting that only shines where the eye will wander. I keep the engine lean, so the world can be streamed in a breath, not in a full blaze. The servers run on the same clean‑energy farms that power the city, and I use edge‑caching so nobody has to pull a hundred gigabytes over the net. The result? A forest that feels alive, yet the power bill whispers instead of shouts.

I don’t let the power mystery slip through the cracks—each farm gets a third‑party audit that traces the kilowatt back to wind, solar, or hydro. I buy renewable energy certificates that are backed by verified projects, not just claims, and I keep a ledger of where the electricity comes from. If a farm tries to hide behind a gray‑area offset, I switch it out for one that’s certified green or add a direct solar panel to the data center. That way the forest stays true to its own heart and the grid stays honest.

I line the servers up with the sun’s rhythm. When the day is bright, the panels feed the VR, and the surplus gets stored in batteries for the night. For the extra compute I pull in a backup that’s a fraction of the price—like a quiet data farm in a cool valley. I only run the heavy shaders when the clouds pass, so the load jumps up and down in sync with the light. That way the bill stays flat and the world stays bright.