The Google Holodeck at FooCamp

I’m here at FooCamp this weekend, geeking out with some of the brightest minds from around the world. Google was cool enough to setup their “holodeck” system that uses Google Earth + seven flat screens + an awesome omni-directional joystick to let you fly around the Earth, Mars, and the Moon. Here’s a quick video of me exploring a virtual NYC:

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  1. On August 29th Ken Yeung said:

    That's an awesome view of NYC. Really great snapshot. Thanks for sharing…I'm sure having all those big monitors really made the effect really significant.

  2. On August 30th Jesse Thomas - JESS3 said:

    Ive played with a similar system at Northrop Grumman. They have this hooked up to Second Life.

  3. On August 31st Brian said:

    Don't crash Google's Holodeck into the Hudson, plzkthx.

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