Google Earth and its API are ripe for this type of game play. Not everything is physically modeled (the anchor doesn’t stop the boat). He also used Soundmanager 2 for sound effects, and SketchUp for the 3D models. Ships uses the Google Earth API, Flash 8.0, and Javascript. This is the best example of the Google Earth API I’ve seen to date. Not only that, but the author – Paul van Dinther – has created some great camera tools to make it easier for people to follow the action and see the sights. Everything is in 3D, you can drive the ships anywhere in the world, there are sound effects, physical modeling, and realistic visual effects that makes this a wonder to behold. The game is called “Ships” and lets you take the helm on ships – barges, cargo ships, container ships, and even a cruise ship (the QE 2). has released the first version of a fantastic free simulation game which leverages the browser-based Google Earth plugin as the primary graphics engine. It’s one of the Plugins he’s going to dissect in his Google Earth workshop at Where 2.0 tomorrow (use whr09rdr for 20% off that last-minute registration). Since the release there have been some games, but now the day before Where 2.0 there’s a new one that been released.įrank Taylor of the Google Earth Blog just posted about Ships, a new ship simulation plugin that uses the API ( Frank’s movie review). One of the sample apps was the game Milk Truck. One really nice part of the Google Earth API is the ability to create games in the 3D world. Since that release they’ve started supporting Macs. It brought Google Earth’s 3D capabilities to the web (with the help of browser extensions). At Google I/O 2008 the Google Earth API was released.
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