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It's a shame. Google Earth on VR is probably the most amazing and practical use for VR for normal people at the moment. I like to street-view in to other countr
by gpspake 5y ago
It's a shame. Google Earth on VR is probably the most amazing and practical use for VR for normal people at the moment. I like to street-view in to other countries and stand in the middle of crowded places with people around me imagining that it's a thousand years from now and humanity is gone and it's the documentation of life on earth.
I've had good times passing the headset around in a room full of people to share places we've been.
It's also cool to look down, as a giant, at paths you've taken irl and get a sense of scale.
I love google earth in VR
- vidar 5y agoWhat headset did you use?
- StavrosK 5y agoI don't know about the GP, but I use a Quest 2.
- saurik 5y agoVia Link? (I hadn't ever gotten around to verifying that would work. I partly ask, as the Google Earth VR experience was particularly epic in a way the Google Street View app--which was available on Quest--was not, even if the latter still causes a feeling of wonder in me... and the GP is talking about street view and people surrounding their position and the such.)
- fshbbdssbbgdd 5y agoI have yet to run into anything on Steam VR that won’t work on the Quest 2 with a link cable
- crazygringo 5y agoOf course the kicker is that you need Steam VR. Which is PC-only, no Macs.
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- StavrosK 5y agoWirelessly, actually, via ALVR.
- Agentlien 5y agoAlso not OP, but I use Vive Cosmos. I'm very happy with it and haven't experienced the tracking issues others complain about. At work I've previously tried some of the early oculus dev versions, the original Vive, and the PSVR. The Cosmos was the first which felt like a really great product and not just tech with potential if it were a bit better.
- ourcat 5y agoGoogle Earth VR is fantastic. Especially during the lockdowns. It felt like going out! ;) I'm wondering if the Timelapse will get added to it. (Used on a Quest 1 and 2 over Virtual Desktop to a PC)
- lwhi 5y agoI also love it in VR. Will this be rolled out as a VR update?
- ngokevin 5y agoIt's an absolutely amazing experience especially for first timers (once they figure out the controls). But like most things with VR, you use it a few times and forget it about (besides giving demos here and there).
- derekdahmer 5y agoI've lost literal hours zooming along railway lines from the city the suburbs to the country then back to the city.