GeoFS: An aerial simulation game from the browser using Cesium
Personally, I don't consider myself a Passionate Gamer, but I admit that I love Airplane games, whether they are simple flight or aerial battles. So I hardly read about GeoFS, a game of free online flight simulator, I decided to try it right away and see how it is.
In addition, another thing that has caught my attention is that this game makes use of the free and open technology of cesium. This platform used to create 3d web maps in a web browser, use in turn, CesiumJS which is a Javascript library Open source for creating 3D maps and globes.
According to its developers, in its Official website, it is briefly described as:
"A free online flight simulator".
However, in a broader way we can say that it is, a flight simulation game, accessible, free, web-based, multiplayer and using global satellite imagery to recreate its maps and scenarios.
GeoFS: A free online flight simulator
What is GeoFS?
This new, innovative and interesting game was created by Xavier Tasin, around the year 2010. It worked integrated as a plugin in the app Google Earth. Whereas today GeoFS uses open source technology called CesiumJS to render the global aerial landscape that players see.
Therefore, GeoFS is easily reproducible and completely free of charge, from any Operating System that can run a modern web browser. In addition, it comes with simplified controls that make the flight simulator really one of the currently existing ones, one of the most accessible, that is, easy to handle and play.
"Although simple, the GeoFS flight model is comprehensive enough to offer a realistic flight simulation experience. More than a game, GeoFS is a real flight simulator". About GeoFS
Features
- Having a wide range of available aircraft should satisfy all aviation enthusiasts. Options can range from a simple little Piper Cub plane to the complex and massive Airbus A380.
- The global aerial landscape (environment) is generated from satellite images and digital geographic data.
- It can be run for free in any modern web browser without installing anything.
- Its platform offers subscription to high definition aerial images from around the world (suitable for VFR flights) and the installation of two applications available for mobile devices.
- It is continually improving because of members of its community who actively contribute by building new aircraft or developing add-ons to enhance existing features to provide an increasingly enjoyable flight experience.
controls
As mentioned before, it is very accessible so it can be played very easily and quickly. And this is due, above all, to its simple controls. And these are the following:
- + And - keys to progressively accelerate / decelerate.
- Keys 0 to 9 to accelerate / decelerate automatically. Being the 9 key, the accelerator full.
- The mouse pointing device functions as a guide stick for visual adjustments.
- You can manage the airplanes with the keyboard and / or mouse, for example, when accelerating we can use the keyboard arrows or the mouse movements to take off or land, and go up or down.
- Camera changes (viewing angles) are available using the menu or by pressing the «C» key.
- Allows the landing gear to be raised or lowered by pressing the «G» key and to full braking by pressing the «Space» key.
For more information on instructions to know how to use the keyboard, mouse or a game control (joystick) you must access the following link.
Personal experience
Personally, I liked it a lot, since I really saw it very easy to use, it was easily executed on my Distro GNU / Linux MilagrOS (MX Linux) about me Waterfox web browser, and I also loved the great variety of planes available for testing.
Conclusion
We hope this "useful little post" this new, innovative and fun game called «GeoFS», which is basically a free online flight simulator game using free and open technology provided by cesium through CesiumJS; is of great interest and utility, for the entire «Comunidad de Software Libre y Código Abierto» and of great contribution to the diffusion of the wonderful, gigantic and growing ecosystem of applications of «GNU/Linux».
And for more information, always do not hesitate to visit any Online library as OpenLibra y jedit to read books (PDFs) on this topic or others knowledge areas. For now, if you liked this «publicación», don't stop sharing it with others, in your Favorite websites, channels, groups, or communities of social networks, preferably free and open as Mastodon, or secure and private like Telegram.