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Google Maps 2D Driving Simulator
- LeoPanthera 12y agoNeat! Of course the first thing I tried to do was see whether you could drive though buildings. You can.
- markbnj 12y agoSame. It's neat, but I don't think you can call it a simulator without collision detection.
- frozenport 12y agoHow do I shoot? [1] [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_2
- thomasfoster96 12y agoJust Press Y.
- robertkrahn01 12y agoNeed a handbrake! [SPACE]
- frozenport 12y agoYeah, the car doesn't really slow down. Anyways, this has an insane amount of potential. Imagine the moral questions raised, when people spend hours committing violent crimes in a simulation with their neighbors.
- reubenmorais 12y agoDriving around Mountain View again gave me a big nostalgia trip. I miss that place.
- david-given 12y agoI fly out of there tomorrow. I'm not going to miss it (except for the excellent food).
- Kiro 12y agoWhy not?
- david-given 12y agoIt's a desolate suburban wasteland of freeways and strip malls, utterly lacking in character, history and any real sense of geography. Although I will grant you that once you get up into the hills it's really rather nice.
- pj_mukh 12y agoNext step. Make it 3D using Street View. Theoretically, you have enough 3D information in there to detect building collisions. Also, Oculus ;).
- Intermernet 12y agoThe developer seems to be making progress: http://framesynthesis.com/drivingsimulator/3d/ http://framesynthesis.com/drivingsimulator/3d/
- hjeldin 12y agoOr add collisions with stationary vehicles and walls. That would be cool.
- agumonkey 12y agoNext next step : Counter Strike : gMaps.
- rplnt 12y agoThere was a Google project that done this. I'd guess five years ago, so before full 3D buildings. Just hills and perhaps certain landmarks.
- joshontheweb 12y agoI had a fun time flying down the runway at Groom Lake going 150mph
- shurcooL 12y agoWhoa, this is so cool because you can pick a real world location you're familiar with, and role play driving around, and you know you can reach any destination you imagine. It's going to be there. So fun.
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- andrewchambers 12y agoIt let me see how fast I can get to work if I drive 120 km per hour. :)
- huckyaus 12y agoThis, combined with driving through a few walls and parks seemed to speed up my commute considerably.
- cyberjunkie 12y agoMake this a multiplayer, an MMO! Force a slightly different field of view, like a chase view and it'll get even better!
- thrillgore 12y ago>No WASD :(
- jpetersonmn 12y agoThat's pretty awesome. Would be cool if you could upload a google tracks file and have it show you're route with the car.
- Animats 12y agoRotate the map, rather than the car. With OpenGL in the browser, you can get the graphics card to do it.
- JSno 12y agoI found I can still remember how to drive to my exes's
- yCloser 12y agoGame of the year! ...and I'm not kidding
- d3vc47 12y agoAwesome!
- beggi 12y agoThe turn radius on my car is abysmal
- beggi 12y agoThe turn radius on my car is abysmal
- shultays 12y agoIt says "Box2D" but I am not seeing any collisions, is it just for car control?
- ledzep2 12y agoIt would be fun to add some multiplayer support via websocket just like Mozilla did with BrowserQuest. Maybe make it run on phones and take it with you when you actually drive. Then we can simulate the traffic jam in Mountain View together!
- h-m-b-g 12y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uveD0Z3lIWo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uveD0Z3lIWo
- ahamdy 12y agoWouldn't it be better if he used an airplane since the car is flying over building and fences anyways
- Kartificial 12y agoGood stuff, small remark: the braking and accelerating on the car are pretty poor (as in, both take forever).
- sspiff 12y agoAnd it handles like a brick in a vacuum. The momentum taking you of your lane in a corner at 20km/h is just ridiculous.
- cpplinuxdude 12y agoreminds me someone had put together a way of entering directions into google maps, then seeing a 3D view of the step by step navigation. Anyone remember what the url was for that?
- robodale 12y agoReminds me of the first (pre 3D shooter) Grand Theft Auto.
- huskyr 12y agoCool. This really needs some audio though.
- pornel 12y agoCould it get roads and buildings from OpenStreetMap to add collisions?
- _lce0 12y agoI wonder if you could detect trees and objects from the shadows
- antihero 12y agoAlso there is 3D data for buildings that could be used.
- d_jyllikoski 12y agoEventually driving simulators should replace 80% of initial real-world driving instruction. It has the potential to be a lot safer, cheaper and environmentally friendly. Not to mention that repetition-based practice of mind-muscle reflexes, like stick-shifting, could just as well be practiced in a fun context (like racing simulators).
- anon4 12y agoYou'll need to replicate the full physical feedback, i.e. you'll need a simulator machine akin to what flight pilots use.
- Strilanc 12y agoThe car controls really weirdly. When you steer to the right, it slides right off the road to the left. It's like the center of rotation is in front of the car, instead of beside it.
- webnrrd2k 12y agoIt riminds me of a video game I used to play as a kid -- you could be the driver of a hook-and-ladder fire engine, and you could drive in the front or back position. The fun part was driving through neighborhoods smashing everything flat and causing fires, all in awesome two-color graphics!