• Login
sketchucation logo sketchucation
  • Login
โ„น๏ธ GoFundMe | Our friend Gus Robatto needs some help in a challenging time Learn More

The 'ICEtrek' Google Earth game (Beta) - We need your help

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Extensions & Applications Discussions
extensions
11 Posts 5 Posters 2.0k Views
Loading More Posts
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • A Offline
    Andy ICEedge
    last edited by 22 Jun 2010, 16:57

    Hey All

    Some of you may be familiar with our application, ICEvision. It captures your Sketchup pro model into a 3D video gaming world, and better yet, allows you to securely share your model around the world!

    One of our developers has created this awesome game which allows you to fly around Google earth (embedded in your browser) and hunt for clues using ICEvision. But I think the best way to explain it is for you to have a go yourself!

    Link Preview Image
    Not Found

    favicon

    (www.ice-edge.com)

    You will need to make sure you have the plug-ins on the left of the page (and don't worry non firefox users, it should work fine) and read the instructions before clicking the 'click here' button to start playing.

    This is very much in the testing phase, so please let me know what you think, any suggestions, criticisms, ideas, we want to here it all ๐Ÿ˜„

    Enjoy!

    Andy

    http://www.icevisioncloud.com

    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
    • D Offline
      d12dozr
      last edited by 15 Jul 2010, 16:33

      I finally got a chance to try this, and I gotta say I really enjoyed it. ๐Ÿ‘ It was a tour of 6 famous works of architecture from around the world along with fun (and sometimes gruesome...the Taj Mahal laborers' hands were chopped off to prevent them from building a more magnificent structure in the future ๐Ÿ˜ฎ ) facts about each structure.

      Some of the elements for the game didn't always render on-screen but still worked, i.e. the blue marker tower showed up about half the time, but if you navigate to the structure indicated in the hint (which is where the marker is supposed to be located), the game progresses normally. The "click to download" button for one of the tours didn't show, but I just clicked around on my screen and it eventually worked.

      What I really liked about this game is that the IceVision tours were rendered right in the browser, hopefully this will make it easier for the intended audience to view them.

      Good work, Andy, keep us informed!

      3D Printing with SketchUp Book
      http://goo.gl/f7ooYh

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • C Offline
        CodyV1
        last edited by 15 Jul 2010, 16:41

        I use Google Chrome, after the browser advised me to kill that page, I oppened a new page and the Java Script finaly oppened. Isn't this a little late?

        Be There

        http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000814922209

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • A Offline
          AcesHigh
          last edited by 16 Jul 2010, 22:37

          that was pretty interesting.

          this could be REALLY interesting to make for localized versions... I can imagine the Brazilian Education Ministry doing a Brazil only version, distributing it for schools and hiring me to make the GoogleEarth models ๐Ÿ˜„

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • A Offline
            AcesHigh
            last edited by 16 Jul 2010, 22:43

            out of curiosity, any brazilian monument there?

            I went through Sagrada Familia, Taj Mahal, St Basil Cathedral, Sidney Opera House, Eiffel Tower, that temple in Jordan, the forbidden city in Beijing... hmmm... thats what I remember...

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • A Offline
              Andy ICEedge
              last edited by 29 Jul 2010, 14:40

              Hey all!

              Really sorry for the delay in this one, I've been out of the office soaking up the Canadian sunshine!

              Thank you all for your feedback, because it's in beta it can be temperamental at times, but (as always) we are working on updating and improving it. You guys (as always ๐Ÿ˜„ ) will be the first to see!

              Aceshigh - you mention you would like to see some Brazilian monuments in there! That's no problem. I've been told that if you can supply us a few decent models (you might have some favorites from the warehouse) we can make a Brazil ICEtrek for all to see!! ๐Ÿ˜„ and its great to read what use you could find for the game! Hopefully the Brazilian Education Ministry will get to see our Brazilian ICEtrek one day!

              Thanks again guys!

              http://www.icevisioncloud.com

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • G Offline
                Gaieus
                last edited by 29 Jul 2010, 20:19

                Andy, this is extremely cool!

                To me, the motion control feels a bit fast but I guess I am not used to those fps games either.

                Gai...

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • A Offline
                  Andy ICEedge
                  last edited by 29 Jul 2010, 20:23

                  Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

                  In the normal ICEvision app, you can adjust the speed. If and when this gets fully released, we will have controls for speed!

                  Anything you would like to see in ICEtrek?

                  http://www.icevisioncloud.com

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • G Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by 29 Jul 2010, 20:30

                    @andy iceedge said:

                    Anything you would like to see in ICEtrek?

                    This whole Medieval city!
                    ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                    YouTube - Mass Study of the 14th Century Pรฉcs (Hungary)
                    [flash=480,385:2lunlele]http://www.youtube.com/v/x1xgvwvydsc&hl=en_GB&fs=1[/flash:2lunlele]

                    Gai...

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • A Offline
                      Andy ICEedge
                      last edited by 29 Jul 2010, 21:24

                      if all these models are in Sketchup, i can't see why not ๐Ÿ˜„ Do you know if they are all available?

                      http://www.icevisioncloud.com

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • G Offline
                        Gaieus
                        last edited by 29 Jul 2010, 21:33

                        I made them, they are on my HD.
                        ๐Ÿ˜„

                        The terrain is pure GE import so they should be sitting there nicely (even the city wall). They are also modelled from inside however (with two exceptions).

                        Gai...

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • 1 / 1
                        • First post
                          Last post
                        Buy SketchPlus
                        Buy SUbD
                        Buy WrapR
                        Buy eBook
                        Buy Modelur
                        Buy Vertex Tools
                        Buy SketchCuisine
                        Buy FormFonts

                        Advertisement