[liquidkrep]

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get an interactive globe. I have found one on (wwwdotnikedotcom/nikeacg/index-en.html) that works perfectly for what I need. Any ideas?

[Alex Rehm]

In respect to interactive globes, there are hardly any resources out there to get one pre-made.

If you go to wwwdotadventurecompanydotcodotuk/worldwide-homedotaspx you'll see a globe we did bespoke for them. Each point on the map is done separately, with a path running from left to right, following a rounded path. Each one of the buttons is a duplicate symbol to keep filesize down, followed by a loadMovie command on each one of them to show the panel on the bottom right.
The movement is defined through a nextFrame(); or prevFrame(); function.

In regards to the Nike globe, this one is done in AS3 where you can somewhat generate a 3D engine to get this working, with an onDrag and onMouseMove to get the effects working. The movies etc are done in the same way as the AdCo one via a loadMovie function to play an embedded video.

Could you give us a bit more info about what the globe is supposed to do for your project by any chance?

[Hysteria]

I don't think you can GET one somewhere but you can deffinitely make this using flash CS3's papervision

[nini]

Poly9 FreeEarth: the lightest, most compatible 3D globe on the web

This is a freei nteractive globe based on google earth. Its pretty easy to the hack together a bespoke version (which I'm doing at the moment)

[Alex Rehm]

Originally Posted by nini

Poly9 FreeEarth: the lightest, most compatible 3D globe on the web

This is a freei nteractive globe based on google earth. Its pretty easy to the hack together a bespoke version (which I'm doing at the moment)

Nice idea indeed, however this isn't a pure-flash globe is it? I don't suppose they have the flash source code somewhere?

[liquidkrep]

The globe needs to be interactive. The user needs to be able to move the globe around and see the it from different perspectives. It also will need to have points of interest on the globe, when they click on the point, it will show some text and one or two pictures in the box. Not really sure what I can do?

[nini]

The globe needs to be interactive. The user needs to be able to move the globe around and see the it from different perspectives. It also will need to have points of interest on the globe, when they click on the point, it will show some text and one or two pictures in the box. Not really sure what I can do?

The example i gave you can do that via a dynamic API rss feed. Poly9 can also remove the logo for a small fee.

Here's some research from my project.


Flash Glass Globe Project


Displacement Map

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_clos...php?id=2881611
nodename » Psyark’s DisplacementMapFilter Tutorial
aM laboratory


http://www.istockphoto.com/file_clos...php?id=2881611


Spinning Earth Globe - FlashDen
FlashExtension.net :: Animations :: 3D Spinning Globe
Flash Components - Design & Effects - Globe Rotation


paper vison

flickrvision

http://www.shinobishoecorp.com/b/assets/globe/
http://www.gotoandlearn.com/player.php?id=68
http://ech.net/kayak/globe/globetest1.swf
http://experiments.mrinalwadhwa.com/...D/Earth3D.html


sketchup
Animated Earth Globe spinning Erde Animiert drehend by moom - Google 3D Warehouse

cool interative
Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth: Geosphere: An Interactive Spinning Globe with a World of Possibilities
Etsy :: Geolocator 3


after effects
AE: Planet Earth | Tiago's Weblog

[Soulmate]

Here you can find nice interactive maps: wwwusflashmapcom