Jumpcut - Be good to your video. I'minlikewithyou. Mars Sucks - Can Games Fly on Google Earth? As part of an Intel team focused on pushing the limits of PC gaming, we decided to investigate whether Google* Earth could be used as the foundation of a video game. Of course the best way to find out was to try it, which we did with a small prototype we call “Mars Sucks.”
This article shares what we learned along the way. We’re giving away the art and code, and hoping that others will pick up where we left off. We'll be offering these assets at the end of this article, on page four. Google Earth is a standalone application; it is not web browser based like most of Google’s other tools. Google Earth also makes use of 3D hardware acceleration and is thus quite fast and responsive on a modern PC. There are a few games available for Google Earth such as “Find Skull Island*” and EarthContest*. We wanted a game concept that was simple and fun. Martian robotic spacecraft are invading Earth and sucking up humans for experiments! The third clue is: TQworld presents tranquility. Made By You!