YoubeQ

youbeQ

Version 1.9
Developer(s) Maps With Life S.A.
Initial release October 21, 2011 (2011-10-21)
Stable release 2.0 / September 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)
Development status Active
Platform Multiplatform
Available in 3 languages
Type Flight simulator
Website http://www.youbeq.com

YoubeQ is a multiplayer driving and flight simulator, and a communication platform that runs inside a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Safari, or Google Chrome. It runs on a variety of operating systems including Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows.

Developed in 2011,[1] this simulator uses the Web Graphics Library and Cesium virtual globe.[2] The flight simulation component acts as a casual alternative to the Microsoft Flight Simulator.

YoubeQ is available for installation from Google's Chrome Web Store.[3] One of its key features is the allowance of users to choose any location on Earth to explore. The name YoubeQ is inspired by the word ubiquity, or the state of being everywhere at the same time.[4] This name represents the vision of YoubeQ and the feature that distinguishes it from other communication platforms.

A project born inside iNovmapping LDA, YoubeQ is now the property of Maps With Life, S.A., an iNovmapping LDA spin-off. Currently YoubeQ is being incubated in the Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) – Association for Innovation and Development in Science and Technology at the University of Coimbra.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "YoubeQ, a 3D social network in Google Earth". Google Earth Blog. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "youbeQ - Moving from Google Earth to Cesium". Cesium. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "youbeQ - Free Driving and Flight Simulator". google.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Maps Mania". googlemapsmania.blogspot.pt. Retrieved March 4, 2015.

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