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August 12, 2005

First of Many Games in Beta

This is just the beginning, but the guys at GoogleEarthHacks have created a game using Google Earth. This is a war game which they claim is largely text-based. The object is to grow armies which you place at various cities and try to hold the cities. There is a GE KML file which lets anyone view the "action" (more like a status) of the game.


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This is the first of many games I'm sure will be created using GE as a visualization tool. I expect to see more direct, or interactive, use of GE to play a game soon.

Posted by FrankTaylor at August 12, 2005 07:46 AM

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  • Comments

    It wouldn't be too hard to draw the polygons for Risk... :^) Hmm, something for my weekend.

    Posted by: Tanner at August 23, 2005 12:02 PM

    beautiful. im hoping for a simple air combat game. the g-force navigation (ctrl-g) is way too much fun.

    Posted by: x at August 26, 2005 08:11 PM

    Don't forget about http://EarthContest.com too

    Posted by: Benny at January 29, 2006 07:09 PM

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