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Google Earth VR is great on PC but I like the multi user/co presence demonstrated in Wooorld. It is really hard to demo VR because you don’t share the same space.
Google imaginatively calls it Google Earth VR. Specifically, for now, this version is for the HTC Vive which is the only consumer platform with dedicated 3D controllers for interacting in VR.
Google Earth VR doesn’t run natively on the Quest, though. You’ll need a VR-capable PC with a decent GPU and either a USB-C cable or decent router for wireless streaming.
Google Earth VR’s latest feature takes the app to a whole new level — in every sense of the expression — and looks set to make your sofa-based excursions even more real.
Despite not receiving updates in years, Google Earth VR (2016) on Steam is still one of the most useful and immersive ways to interact with the company’s 3D version of planet Earth, Street View ...
"Today, we are introducing Google Earth VR as our next step to help the world see the world." The software, available now via Steam for free, is currently exclusive to HTC Vive.
Google Earth VR will remain a hot topic beyond Meta Quest: Project Moohan, the first VR glasses based on Android XR, will be released later this year and, according to initial previews, ...
Explore new features coming to Google Earth and take a look back at the major milestones of the platform since 2005.
Google’s Daydream View virtual reality headset for smartphones began shipping this month, and one of the first apps available for the platform is a VR version of Google Street View. I found it ...
How to use Street View in Google Earth VR? If you have a VR headset such as the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive a recent Google Earth update now lets you experience Street View. All you have to do while in ...
On the eve of WWDC 2023 and Apple’s new headset, let’s take a look back at that time Google tried to jump on the VR bandwagon with Daydream, which is now just a distant memory. VR is a ...