intersect(ray : THREE.Ray) : intersectionResult
    {
        let intersectedBuilding : codeMapBuilding | null = null;
        let leastIntersectedDistance : number = Infinity;

        let boxTranslation = new THREE.Vector3(-this.mapSize * this.scales.x * 0.5, 0.0, -this.mapSize * this.scales.z * 0.5);

        for (let building of this.buildings)
        {
            let box : THREE.Box3 = building.boundingBox.clone();

            box.min.x *= this.scales.x;
            box.min.y *= this.scales.y;
            box.min.z *= this.scales.z;

            box.max.x *= this.scales.x;
            box.max.y *= this.scales.y;
            box.max.z *= this.scales.z;

            box.translate(boxTranslation);

            let intersectionPoint : THREE.Vector3 = ray.intersectBox(box);

            if (intersectionPoint)
            {
                let intersectionDistance : number = intersectionPoint.distanceTo(ray.origin);

                if (intersectionDistance < leastIntersectedDistance)
                {
                    leastIntersectedDistance = intersectionDistance;
                    intersectedBuilding = building;
                }
            }
        }

        if (intersectedBuilding)
        {
            return {
                intersectionFound : true,
                building : intersectedBuilding
            }
        }
        else
        {
            return {
                intersectionFound : false
            }
        }
    }