Ships game - Shipping Sim

PlanetInAction.com has released the first version of a fantastic free simulation game which leverages the browser-based Google Earth plugin as the primary graphics engine. The game is called "Ships" and lets you take the helm on ships - barges, cargo ships, container ships, and even a cruise ship (the QM 2). Everything is in 3D, you can drive the ships anywhere in the world, there are sound effects, physical modeling, and realistic visual effects that makes this a wonder to behold. Not only that, but the author - Paul van Dinther - has created some great camera tools to make it easier for people to follow the action and see the sights. This is the best example of the Google Earth API I've seen to date.

Sea Seek - submarine and shark sim

Wikisailing, the Google Earth plugin sailing simulation, has now become Sea-Seek and has new Google Ocean options.
Since the recent Google-Earth plugin update you can now dive under the world's oceans. Sea-Seek have therefore added a new option to dive and drive a submarine (or a submarine-shark

Getting started with GE Flight Sim

Google Earth has a pretty nifty feature called the “Flight Simulator.” The flight simulator basically allows for users to take control of a plane as they navigate around locations, mountains, oceans, and landmarks of their choosing. Most of us played some variation of this during our teen years, and it’s great to know that Google Earth has added this feature to allow for working professionals like all of us to waste even more buckets of time on the computer.

To enter the flight simulator, simply go to Tools –> Enter Flight Simulator, or you can press the hotkeys (Ctrl + Alt + A)