The Chicago skyline
Google Earth is a program used for virtual flight applications. It allows you to see many buildings in 3-D in big cities around the world to make the virtual experience more realistic. You can view skylines, for example. The 3-D capabilities are saved in a layer that you can apply to Google Earth on your computer.
Instructions
1. Launch Google Earth. Download it from earth.google.com if you don't already have it.
2. Type the name of the city you want to explore. For example, type "Chicago, Illinois" into the Fly To box. The map will narrow in on Chicago.
3. Click to check the box next to "3D Buildings" in the Layers menu in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
4. Click the map and scroll your mouse button up to zoom in. As you get closer to the city, buildings will start to pop up on your screen.
5. Change your camera angle to view the buildings from the side. You can do this by holding the "Shift" key and pressing the down arrow. You can also move the angle back up and rotate it left and right by pushing those buttons while holding "Shift."
Tags: Google Earth, holding Shift
