The ‘eyes’ of the Google Street View camera. Never before have people had such easy, on-demand visual access to public spaces all over the globe, and over the past decade artists have wielded this immense power to comment on issues ranging from surveillance to sex work. What, exactly, is it about Google Street View that makes it so appealing to creative types? Perhaps it allows us to experience the fantasy of what scholar Donna Haraway called “the God’s trick” – the impossible desire to see everything. Games have sprouted out of Street View – like Geoguessr, in which players guess where in the world they’ve been randomly placed – while some users have documented funny images captured by the roving cameras of Google’s cars.īut Google Street View has also provided ample fodder for artists of all stripes, inspiring a range of creative works that include photographic curation, music videos and impromptu performances. A feature of Google Maps, it lets users explore cities and towns around the world – and even peer inside businesses and government institutions ( including the White House). It's great if you're unfamiliar with your destination and want to find some visual landmarks.Īnother great use of Street View is to walk down any street using just your mouse.On May 25, Google Street View celebrates its 10th birthday. Using this camera, Google maps out these areas so that its users can see them in a semi-real-life panoramic way. The Street View vehicle takes photographs with an Immersive Media camera that delivers a 360-degree picture of the surroundings. One of the most amazing things about Google Maps is that the imagery is of such high quality that you feel like you're standing right there at that very spot. If you're lucky, you might catch one of the Street View cars with the Google logo and funky-looking camera on top driving around your town or city to update the photos.
Part of Google Maps, Street View is a location-based service offered by Google that lets you see real-life images of places worldwide.
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