A new gaming platform for Google Earth
by Google Earth Blog on Sep.24, 2010, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
We've covered quite a few different games for Google Earth before, but we're always on the lookout for more. A new project by Dustin at AlterEarth.net has a lot of potential, and we thought we'd share it with you.
Here's what Dustin has to say about the site:
The concept is this: a free gaming site using Google Earth as the platform where users can play games, create and submit their own games, and edit current games to improve their functionality / features. I've created only a couple games for the site thus far, but over time that number will grow as users begin to submit their own games and I can focus more on the site development side of things. One of the games I've created is a grand theft auto style game, which I chose because I think it would get people interested and excited about the concept.
The games still seem to be quite buggy, but the idea of building a platform like this is a great idea. It seems to use a lot of the code from Monster Milktruck, which is probably a good place to start.
Here's a video that shows off what their "Grand Theft Auto" game looks like:
You can try the GTA game here
, or try "Ski Earth" here. He also appears to have a "Zombie Earth" and a "Godzilla" game in progress, but there aren't any details on those yet.
If you try any of them for yourself, leave a comment below and let us know what you think. Also, if you find (or create) and other Google Earth based games, please contact us and we'll check them out!