Google Earth VR — Bringing the whole wide world to virtual reality

[steveygruss]

Goes to North Korea..

"YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS TO RETURN TO COMBAT"

[KeithAvila]

I had to google this because today was the first time I experienced this with VR and I had NO IDEA that technology had advanced this far! At one point I looked from above Earth and I swooshed down and my stomached just dropped and I had to slow down. I fount my house and WOW!!! Its just a WHOLE NEW perspective on life. Its like we are all living on this planet and we are so tiny but I realized that even though we are tiny, we can create strong and powerful effects that can ripple across the world!

[Hitesh]

we need something like this for the night sky

[optyk]

I have a feeling that this sort of thing could be addictive. Spend a few hours having complete freedom to see the world in any way you choose only to go back to taking 1 step at a time. In some sense it reminds me of lost in a dream because its just that much better.

[danm]

So this is what it feels like to be on Earth after arriving from Krypton.

[benjamming]

This is why I love Google, they know the htc vive is gonna be the best way to experience this so far, so they display that instead of the cardboard. its other things like their version of skype being available on iphones etc

[Marksy]

erm. what about daydream vr? you know, your own virtual reality platform?

[CustmBuilder]

This looks amazing... now I just need to save $800 for an HTC Vive.

[matousekdrizhal]

Did you ever actually try turning on the 3D city models in Earth? It takes a really long time to load the textures.

[usualavantgasp]

who's been playing around on Google Earth since global covid-19 lockdown?

[setyourhandle]

Imagine if this turned into the basis for some sort of Metaverse. That could be amazing!

[davethenerd]

It is really such a shame that this app has received no updates in so long. You need to release this as open source so the community can continue to update and improve the experience. So many simple features I would love to see. C'mon, you open sourced tilt brush ...

[AlLewisJr]

This was only a matter of time. Google Earth and VR are a natural match. Eventually we’ll be able to experience the entire planet via VR 60 or 90 fps. Love it.

[haziqmuzafar]

Time to peek dem building windows for some hot action

[HOLYPEPSI]

I can see the protesters already.
The Earth is FLAT!

[eshan]

VR done right. Thank u google! <3

Next.... Google Moon/Mars VR

[MuhammadOthman]

Yeah, cool. But you'll need really fast connection so all 3D building load quickly

[SpaceNavy]

All I want is to be able to stand on the street and look around... please Google

[kavasir]

I like google earth VR, i can walk around Chicago without getting shot.

[thebagfather]

just got my vr headset this is one of the first things im
going to try