GOOGLE EARTH VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) CES 2018 AWARDS IN VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY CATEGORY

Google Earth VR made by Google, Inc, You probably know what Google earth is but may not heard of google earth VR. Google Earth VR brings Google’s 3D Earth dataset from all over the world and maps and building in real world streets to VR headsets that allows people to fly over landscapes and maps and re-discover the world from your smartphone or your VR headset. It was awarded and honored in CES 2018 Virtual reality selection, It is now known to be one of the best VR experiences available  in VR and encourages people to explore the VR world that has not yet made its way to all the people’s life. In many 3rd world countries VR is still an unknown or luxury tech that is not available for all. For now the google earth website has mentioned that they support the HTC VIVE and the OCULUS RIFT. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for the Google earth App is in MINIMUM: Processor: Intel i5-6400 equivalent or better, Memory: 8 GB RAM, Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, AMD Radeon R9 Fury equivalent or better, Storage: 4 GB available space. But if you want to experience the smooth visuals on your VR the RECOMMENDED specs are : Processor: Intel i7-6700 equivalent or better, Memory: 8 GB RAM, Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 or better,
Storage: 8 GB available space.

Earth VR comes with cinematic tours and hand-picked destinations that send you to the Amazon River, the Manhattan skyline, the Grand Canyon, the Swiss Alps, and more. Street View imagery from 85 countries right within Earth VR. Just fly down closer to street level, check your controller to see if Street View is available and enter an immersive 360° photo.

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