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RobertoOrtiz
05-19-2009, 04:58 PM
Ships is significant because it is the first serious application that uses Google Earth as a game engine. In Ships, you take control of a selection of ships and drive them around the world

http://www.planetinaction.com/aboutships.php
spurcell
05-19-2009, 05:49 PM
....first to ask what happens if you take your ship near somalia... ;)
DanielWray
05-20-2009, 10:27 PM
You win a free voucher to greggs, two for one lunch time speical*

*Excludes mexican chicken sandwhiches.

Or so i hear.

On-topic--

Quite a good use of the technology.
ysvry
05-24-2009, 03:52 AM
great ideer microsoft should do the same with msflightsim and theire 3d world.
R10k
05-24-2009, 11:31 AM
Side point- 'game engine' is a silly term, especially in this case. Thankyou, that is all.
lostpencil
05-26-2009, 06:47 PM
This product uses Google Earth and it's great: http://www.tacxvr.com/en/products/real-life-training
Stankluv
05-26-2009, 07:34 PM
something along these lines could be a biggy.
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