PLEASE NOTE: A Merge Cube is recommended for the full experience. To find out how to get a Merge Cube and to learn more, visit www.mergevr.com/cube.
NASA and NOAA visualizations of the Earth brought to the palm of your hand! HoloGLOBE is an evolving concept that brings NOAA's Science on the Sphere (SOS) programs to the Merge Cube, using satellite imagery and data simulations to provide stunning views of the Earth and it's many systems. Please visit the developer page to learn more about this project and what is in store for the future.
FEATURES:
- Unique AR experience of the Earth using authentic data.
- Watch SOS programs in the palm of your hand.*
- Great for K-12 students, teachers, and citizen scientists.
- Tested on Android phones from high end to low end (Samsung Galaxy 8, Galaxy 5, Moto G4, and BLU R1 HD)
- V.0.9.3+ allows both AR and non-AR modes.
HOW TO SWITCH BETWEEN NON-AR and AR (With Merge Cube)
-Simply place the Merge Cube in front of the device camera and the app will pop into AR mode.
HOW TO EXPLORE IN PHONE MODE (Without VR/AR Goggles)
- Launch the app
- Be sure to allow camera and photo access
- Select Phone Mode
- Make sure you can see the cube through your phone
- Hold your device with one hand and hold the cube with your other hand, or use the optional stand in the package
- Explore HoloGLOBE with the Merge Cube.
- Gaze at the left and right arrows to switch activities.
HOW TO Explore IN VR MODE (with VR/AR Goggles)
- Launch the app
- Be sure to allow camera and photo access
- Select VR/Merge Mode
- Place your smartphone in your VR/AR Goggles
- Make sure you can see the cube through your screen
- Explore HoloGLOBE with the Merge Cube.
- Gaze at the left and right arrows to switch activities.
* Much of the content is streamed. Be sure you have internet connectivity. Wifi is recommended to avoid cellular data plan charges.
HoloGLOBE is an Android Education app developed by Institute for Earth Observations at Palmyra Cove and published on the Google play store. It has gained around 10000 installs so far, with an average rating of 4.0 out of 5 in the play store.
HoloGLOBE requires Android with an OS version of 4.0 and up. In addition, the app has a content rating of Everyone, from which you can decide if it is suitable to install for family, kids, or adult users. HoloGLOBE is an Android app and cannot be installed on Windows PC or MAC directly.
Android Emulator is a software application that enables you to run Android apps and games on a PC by emulating Android OS. There are many free Android emulators available on the internet. However, emulators consume many system resources to emulate an OS and run apps on it. So it is advised that you check the minimum and required system requirements of an Android emulator before you download and install it on your PC.
Below you will find how to install and run HoloGLOBE on PC:
If you follow the above steps correctly, you should have the HoloGLOBE ready to run on your Windows PC or MAC. In addition, you can check the minimum system requirements of the emulator on the official website before installing it. This way, you can avoid any system-related technical issues.
| HoloGLOBE APK 1.0.2 | 39.46 MB | 1.0.2 |
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