croninsiglos t1_ixe0146 wrote
Now make it work with Unreal Engine 5.1 and virtualize the planet!
Something_IDGAF t1_ixeqqk2 wrote
I was thinking the same thing lol. Why not make a driving game based off this or something similar?
Loggerdon t1_ixevhsx wrote
Magicians Penn and Teller invented a video game that is "The most boring video game in the world". It's simply driving straight ahead for 24 hours. They did it just as a goof.
seanbrockest t1_ixfim8o wrote
And it's raised millions for charity
Electricfox5 t1_ixfsdtl wrote
As is tradition
grammar_nazi_zombie t1_ixh5j7v wrote
And the bus pulls to one side constantly while you’re driving, so you actually have to pay attention
SirHaxe t1_ixhg34p wrote
And a fly hits your windscreen
merlinsbeers t1_ixi9h10 wrote
If you go off the road you have to start over again.
When you reach the end you get a point. One point.
aliteralbuttload t1_ixfur4a wrote
This is just guessing but you probably have to pay Google a shit ton of money to use the map data commercially unless you are
A) Google, where the project will be killed 6 months after release
B) Capable of creating your own street view data of the entire globe.
Only Microsoft has come close and did just that with Flight Sim.
CertainWorldliness t1_ixgjhy3 wrote
That new flight simulator world combines the data with AI landscape generation and its absolutely sick… from the sky at least. Get a little closer to the ground and you’ll see an upside down house here and there.
Absolutely mind blowing tech. Can’t wait to see where it goes.
NilsTillander t1_ixgi9m8 wrote
Geoguessr uses Street View data, but yes, there's API fees...
xxxblackspider t1_ixhbz41 wrote
It's actually quite accessible and priced by usage
cardcomm t1_ixiaeno wrote
>Only Microsoft has come close and did just that with Flight Sim.
They use Bing data though, not Google
aliteralbuttload t1_ixieixd wrote
Yes, they are B).
koopz_ay t1_ixgltxx wrote
Wasn't there a version of SimCity that did this?
clarky9712 t1_ixhm41j wrote
Sim city 4, with the expansion allowed you to drive cars.
Sim copter too iirc
drekwithoutpolitics t1_ixhywqt wrote
SimCity 2000 had an expansion called Streets of SimCity. SimCopter was before it, which I had. It was so fun!
The graphics were quite bad I thought, even in 1996. But I still had a blast.
EternalRgret t1_ixhfbma wrote
Driving game, mmorpg, moba... You could do so many things with it!
pablossjui t1_ixhum1k wrote
If you want a flying version, there's MS Flight Simulator
IrocDewclaw t1_ixfhcj9 wrote
I've always thought a game of, say the Gumball Ralley, played using google maps to generate routes and traffic in realtime would fly.
Imagine a run from New York to LA in real time against real traffic reports
Batracho t1_ixg94r5 wrote
This is how you do meta verse, Mark!
FrumundaCheeseGoblin t1_ixgguan wrote
I'm gonna drive from New York to London!
Grindfather901 t1_ixheuj3 wrote
I need this in Zwift, asap.
Charkel_ t1_ixgkjok wrote
I think a mod for MSFS is easier
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