Help: Overview
There are two main things to do in RealPlaces: Explore and Create. - Exploring is simply visiting real places around the world from a first-person point of view.
- Creating is where you can build your own real places to share with others.
After you explore some of the places that others have created, try creating a place of your own - even if it's just one or two spots. Feel free to experiment; your places are private until you choose to make them visible to others.
We appreciate feedback. There are lots of features we plan to add and there are still some quirks,
but the basic tools are all here to create great places.
- Sign into our Forum to leave Suggestions or tell us about Bugs.
- Or drop a note via our Contact Page. Thanks!
- Sign into our Forum to leave Suggestions or tell us about Bugs.
- Or drop a note via our Contact Page. Thanks!
Terminology
View:
A photo taken from a first-person perspective, which has been
assigned its precise physical location and facing-direction.
Zoom:
(Zoomed view) A close-up photo, or an alternate view.
Typically used to show detail not visible in the standard view.
Spot:
An organized set of views facing in multiple directions from a
single position.
Place:
A set of one or more spots, logically linked together to facilitate
movement. This is what RealPlaces is all about!
There are two main pages in the Explore section:
Find Places
Lets you browse or search for places by location, names or tags.
Walk Around
Lets you walk around and see places from ground level.
See Help:Explore for more details. When you are ready to create your own places, here's an overview of what you'll do:
- Take your pictures
- Upload them
- Sort them by spot
- Locate your spots on a map and link them together
- Preview your place and share!
Of course there are many tips and tricks to make this process faster and easier, and we've compiled a lot of helpful information here for you. See Help:Create for more details.
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