Newest Google Maps feature has nothing to do with navigation and directions

[Chris Smith]

• The newest Google Maps feature has nothing to do with navigation and directions in the real world.
• Google announced that developers looking to create AR games or traditional video games based on a real-world setting can take advantage of Google Maps data for any location on Earth that Google Maps covers.
• Developers will have access to 3D building geometries from urban settings and will be able to program levels and monsters using the built-in Maps navigation features.

Google announced a brand new Google Maps feature that has game-changing potential, literally. That’s because the new technology might be based on the rich data sets that Google is using to map all corners of the world, but it’s not going to be used for navigation and directions. The primary purpose of Maps is to help you get around, no matter how you travel from point A to point B. But Google has continuously expanded the service to bring additional features into Maps that help out with discovering nearby attractions, so you don’t have to switch back and forth between Maps and a different app, especially on mobile. Google is now ready to let game developers use the Google Maps data to create augmented reality games like Pokemon Go or actual video games that can use the real topography of a city or region.

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