Fly is actually Google Earth VR operating standalone on Meta Quest headsets and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional.
On Quest Fly joins EarthQuest, one other app with the identical pitch. On Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional, it is the primary time you may get the Google Earth VR expertise on-device.
Each apps use Google’s new PhotorealisticΒ 3D Tiles API for 3D terrain and buildings, with a decrease peak high quality in comparison with the official Google Earth VR. The most important distinction, although, is that Fly and EarthQuest run on the headsets themselves, not requiring a PC.
As with the official Google Earth VR and EarthQuest, you may journey wherever on the planet, and you will find 3D geometry in most cities and landmark areas.
By default, Fly locations you on the within of a large drone with a quite unusual locomotion system the place you lean or transfer your physique relative to the middle of your playspace to traverse horizontally. This may be modified to the left thumbstick within the settings for extra conventional controls, and it’s also possible to disable the drone mannequin for unobscured viewing of the panorama.
What you will not discover in Fly although is Google Road View, the flexibility to launch into 360-degree immersive pictures captured from positions alongside most streets on the planet. This can be a key characteristic of the official Google Earth VR, and can be out there in EarthQuest.
Fly is on the market for $10 on the Meta Quest Retailer or $15 on the visionOS App Retailer. Alternatively, EarthQuest is on the market for $9 on the Meta Quest Retailer.
