Comments on: Bursting at the seams… http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/bursting-at-the-seams/ A new game idea every week and other ramblings on game design from an upstart game designer. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:00:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Bursting at the seams… by: Patrick http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/bursting-at-the-seams/#comment-3934 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:22:02 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/bursting-at-the-seams/#comment-3934 I just got around to checking out that video. That's totally awesome. It looks like you could make a couple of my game ideas with that software: Project Luna and Grand Canyon! Sweet! Now all I need are some game ideas set on Mars and Jupiter. :-) I just got around to checking out that video. That’s totally awesome. It looks like you could make a couple of my game ideas with that software: Project Luna and Grand Canyon! Sweet! Now all I need are some game ideas set on Mars and Jupiter. :-)

]]> Comment on Bursting at the seams… by: Turk http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/bursting-at-the-seams/#comment-3778 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:25:49 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/bursting-at-the-seams/#comment-3778 Speaking of NASA. They have released version 1.4 or World Wind. It's their 3d globe software. Here is a nice preview. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rfxy7mn7mw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rfxy7mn7mw</a> Not only is it a 3d globe of Earth but Earth's moon, Mars, and Jupiter as well. 3d globe programs like this and Google Earth are so inspiring. I wish I could grab some of the height maps from these programs and stick them in the Unreal or Far Cry engine. Awesome reference material and it’s free. World Wind: <a>http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/</a> Speaking of NASA. They have released version 1.4 or World Wind. It’s their 3d globe software. Here is a nice preview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rfxy7mn7mw

Not only is it a 3d globe of Earth but Earth’s moon, Mars, and Jupiter as well. 3d globe programs like this and Google Earth are so inspiring. I wish I could grab some of the height maps from these programs and stick them in the Unreal or Far Cry engine. Awesome reference material and it’s free.

World Wind:
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/

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