City VR

我没有Vive，也没有使用过VR。 但我买了这个游戏，即便我可能并没有什么机会去运行他。 你问我为什么，我只能说，因为梦想。 你别笑，这不是一个买不起VR设备的妄想症患者的意淫脑补，这是一碗鸡汤。 A同学是这个游戏的作者，也是我这辈子认识的最有趣的人之一。 我还记得两年前我去S学长的实验室里面借东西，突然发现地上有一台航拍无人机，当我把玩着这台处于被调试状态的航拍无人机的时候，A同学彪着满嘴脏话从屋外进来了。 这便是我第一次遇到A同学，那个时候他还是个光头。然而当我最后一次见到他的时候，他已经长满了安因斯坦样式的一头长发。这便是后话了，暂且按下不表。 A同学是一个很叼的家伙，码的一手好代码，推的一手好公式，发的一手好paper。 A同学有多叼呢，很功利的量化一下：国内TOP2最好班级的TOP1%，毕业之后又跑到美国知名cs专业读研深造，之后在FLAG级别的北美IT巨头工作。 A同学靠写代码完全能过的上衣食无忧的生活，甚至可以改变这个世界。 当然啦，A同学确实也能靠写代码过上衣食无忧的生活。除了给人打工写代码之外，A同学自己的ebay爬虫在日夜兼程的当着一个合格倒爷帮A同学赚外快。 但A同学坚称自己是一个艺术家，热衷于摄影和摄像。在A同学自己的个人网站上，摄影这件事情甚至放的比他做过的项目还要重要。 所以我一开始遇到A同学的时候，A同学已经辞职创业，并且成立了自己的艺术创作公司，专攻航拍摄影。这便是这个游戏最初的契机。 别看A同学是学CS出身的，调飞机的本事可不差。从规划到控制所有算法的设计与实现，再到整个系统的编码和调整。A同学一个人就顶一个团队。 并且他有着工科生罕见的吹逼本领，非常善于推销自己和自己的作品，完全不逊于专业的市场从业人员。 我当时就感叹：世上怎能有如此碉堡之人。 然而由于硬件上的限制和无人机既有系统的缺陷，A同学并没有一帆风顺的实现他的设计。 所以作为一个合格的艺术家，A同学亲身来到了这个制造无人机的公司操起袖子开始免费的给他们当产品经理和程序员。 恰巧我也在这家公司，所以这段时间里我们一起做了很多技术上的合作。 技术上的事情不为重点，暂且略过。 [[[[ 这里由于涉及到过多的细节，删了一大段，对不起后来来看评测的诸位了 :) ]]]] 直到今天晚上我收到了A同学的邮件，说，我们的游戏上线了。 我没有要Key，而是直接买下了这个游戏。 在一个领域深耕，你可能会成为这个领域里面很优秀的人，也会创造很大的价值。 但在一个玉米地里面不论如何去努力深耕，都不会收获苹果。 有的人很想去种一棵苹果树，但现实往往是他错过了那片苹果地，来到了一块玉米地，这个人不得不选择去努力种玉米。 或许很多年之后这个人成为了玉米大师，身后种出了无数金灿灿的玉米，无数的人尊重他、佩服他，称呼他为玉米大师。 但你说，会不会有一天，当他站在自己玉米地里的时候，会无端的想起内心深处的苹果树。 有一天，当他看到别人种出的苹果树的时候，即便那棵树苗很弱小，会不会在内心有一些触动和期许。 可能很多年之后他会在玉米地里面种下一棵代表希望的苹果树，也有可能他会放弃在玉米地里面取得的一切，回到梦开始的苹果树下悉心耕种。 但事实是，他最喜欢也最适合种苹果的那个时候已经回不去了，在那个时候错过的事情，之后的弥补也无法让事情完全回到最开始的路上发展。 无数个抉择会产生无数个平行宇宙，可你却永远去不到另一个。 我在大学的最后一年处于处于抑郁症崩溃的边缘，（当然，现在也没有完全振作起来）。 我错过且弄丢了自己的苹果树，并且直到现在都没有勇气找回来。并且随着年华的逝去和年龄的增长，我知道我讲再没可能找回我的苹果树。 我还在慢慢劝服自己放下心里面的苹果树，活着就已经很好了，不是吗 :) 所以我花钱买下了这个游戏，为了苹果树。 所以说，对于一个只要54块钱就可以VR浏览旧金山的软件，为什么不买呢？ 而且，你在VR中拍下的照片，游戏作者会在真实的地方拍下同样的照片寄给你。 还有什么理由不动手呢？ 买买买买买买！！！不买还是人！！

just like to point out for what it is , it is too exspensive for just browsing the cities because you are limited what to do in the game , i like to point out that there is no lighting at night time which too me its not normal because in the real world there is lighting at night , i hope the developers will look in to this and it will be nice too see traffic and air traffic movment because as it stands it basically a 3d google map 1 but there is potental for sim city

This is an ok VR experience, but debatable if it is worth the price. It feels like walking around a city made out of cardboard paper. It looks more realistic in the screenshots (or on any 2D screen, probably) than with an actual headset on. It also looks like just a small downtown area is detailed, and the rest is unfinished. The border between the detailed and unfinished (flat) area is really visible and you can walk outside of it, so I hope they fix that soon. There is a day and night cycle, but it's rather useless because the buildings don't cast any shadows and they don't light up at night. There is also no traffic, nothing animates, which reinforces the unreal, cardboard feeling, and reinforces the uselessness of the night time mode. The water is also just an ugly green blob and there isn't a single reflection in any window. All the geometry is nicely done though, and there are quite a few interesting, detailed buildings which hold up to closer inspection (but also many which don't). One more thing is that the very fast moving clouds did make me a bit nauseous on quite a few occasions. It's fun for a few minutes, but then you wish it was a flight simulator or a virtual train set (or tycoon game). Or at least had some interesting overlays with street names, areas and buildings of interest, or even data visualization on population density, traffic or anything. Hopefully, they will add a city I've actually been to in the future (London, Paris, Stockholm, Tokyo). I might pay for a pack of well made cities, but they'd have to be way more fleshed out than what's currently present.

这游戏原本定价60多，折后也要50多，刚开始看到定价这么高，在VR中属于高质量的价位了，想着质量应该不错，但作为暂时只有一个城市的VR体验，毕竟还是贵了点。 现在降价了，折后只要34元，虽然还是觉得有点贵，但实在想体验一下做巨人在城市中行走的感觉，还有看到测评中有一篇中文长文写得很动情，买来也可以顺便鼓励一下开发者。结果大失所望，即便免费都不能算是个好体验。 城市范围够大，这比我预期中好，当你没放大时，以巨人的视角俯视城市，那感觉真的很好。但是当我放大后，体验瞬间下降了，我发现整个城市都是静态的，死气沉沉，看到路上的车像纸片一样，太失真了，建筑物倒是可以。 目前这体验还不如用Vive看谷歌街景，我不得不先给个「不推荐」。如果后续会改进，那么现在发布抢先体验版真不是时候，VR体验类游戏太多，现在大家要求已经越来越高了，如果早期差评太多，即便以后正式版很好也会影响销量。

*Update Dec 2016: Now that Google Earth VR is out for HTC Vive users FOR FREE, there is almost no need for this software's current build unless you want high-res textures for a handful of buildings of downtown S.F.* Original review before Google Earth VR was released: I've lived in San Francisco for many years. This is, on a macro level, a somewhat accurate VR rendering of the city. However there are two great disappoinments - first being that an entire half of SF is not available for viewing, including the iconic sunset district, half of ocean beach, the famous twin peaks, south San Francisco, as well as the San Francisco International Airport are all missing. Shouldn't this game be called "CityVR - Half of SF"? The second disappointment is the lack of more detailed textures or volumetric rendering for objects such as trees, vehicles, signs, poles, and other such urban objects commonly found in any city. Adding to that, there is absolutley no lighting or option of lighting at night (not even a moon shine). If so, why bother making "night time" even available as a viewable time frame? Once the above two issues are fixed, then it's a buy even at full price. For now, this is at best a low-res demo of the arbitrary HALF of the city that was claimed or implied to have been rendered in full.

Now that you can basically get the same experience with Google Earth VR, I feel pretty foolish for buying this. Google Earth VR is free and this set me back $15 and has worse graphics. Unless they get better textures or offer something more than G.E. gives for free, I have to give this a thumbs down.

The farthest away I've ever lived from San Francisco was 45 minutes. It has been my weekend escape for years - and seeing it from this perspective is amazing. From Pier 39, Coit Tower, to Botanical Gardens and Audium. I've seen alot of the city. I've never thought I'd be able to see it like this before. Tracing how I'd typically enter the city, from the bridge to the exit I like to take - finding my way to my favorite Coffee spot, the art store, and the book store.. Seeing the huge towers shrink beneath me.. Cycling the day and night cycle while gazing off into the would-be hectic city. This experience is great. It's hopefully the start of a new genre that I'd love to invest in. Sure, theres no moving cars, pedestrians and lights when dark. But does it really matter? This was the first game of this kind to release as far as I know. Eventually, I think the developers will try their hardest to bring more and more to this experience. Being here IRL, and then seeing it in virtual reality is insane. Love it.

Hezký výlet. Doufám, že přibudou další města například Las Vegas, Los Angeles...

Gives a nice overview of the city, but the street view is depressing. Trees are flat. Cars are flat. Buildings have very ugly textures. However, the general feel when you are a giant overlooking the city is good. I cannot recommend this game at its current state for the price of €15, but if you have a prior relationship with San Francisco, this will have meaning to you.

両手のグリップを握って腕を広げたりすれば、目線高さ調整が行なえます。時間をすすめることもできますが、夜になっても明かりがつきません。ゴーストタウン状態でがっかり・・・。SimCityのVRバージョンに期待するしかなさそうです。