How owning virtual goods can lower your materialism

I need this, I need that. Everybody needs things and wants to own kewl stuff. Most people would luxury their apperance with glamour fashion or enhance their house hold, others would buy sports cars. The world is filled with endless numbers of fancy things. Our egoistic point of view let's us build sand castles and indeed this is pure materialism.

(Well, not really – and that's the point)

Me, me, me. Hmm, or maybe a Me-410? Maybe a Galaxy Class spaceship. Uh wow, a Nimitz Class Carrier. Ah, I allways wanted a Learjet. I need that stuff, I need it!! But wait, I'm no pilot nor a BigShip Captain, dang it.

Now instead of spending money on things you don't really need how about spending money or grind time for things you entirely ain't needing at all? That's right, virtual goods, LadGents. They make you feel happy and they don't stand around when you get bored of them. Some spend millions on ingame items, which is no different to beeing fanatic with something. But heres the point, I think it's not bad to move someones need for material goods into the virtual world. Maybe it's because those people may have understood that you can't allways get what you want, especially in real life. If you ask me if Porsche or Spaceship guess what my answer would be. Real life is limited, your virtual Avatar is pure fantasy and that's exactly what provides endless possibilities to gain access to dreamy stuff.


People that don't have much are happy with less. Theres nothing more to say. Grind on, LadGents.

Pimping Google Earth's Flightsim

That's a little of a kinda old topic. Did you see the new feature where GoogleMaps look GTA style? Well, maybe only in particular or as some early state dev showcase. I duno but that reminds me that GoogleEarth offers some vehicle driving fun and this keeps this piece of software insteresting for me (while Google might launch a game based on GoogleMaps sooner or later, who knows).

(Ay, flying in space is a different topic)

A GoogleEarth community mod for it's flight sim part
We all know the flight simulator that comes with GoogleEarth but did you know that it's one of the most sophisticated flightsims around? It goes far beyond the basic keyboard setup and grants a very detailed flight model. It's tricky to fly but the only place where the maps are real including heightmaps and 3D buildings and so on. But theres only a HUD, not even a cockpit. And there are only two planes to play with. Guess what, there is a way to mod it and theres a set that may contain your favorite sightseeing aircraft. However, the graphic detail is simple and I have no info on the flight model.

This makes GoogleEarth's Flightsim feel more fun
Now, instead of having a boring flight experience, add-load a plane, activate it's animations and press "H" to get rid of the HUD, niiice! There is a set of aircraft included, e.g. the "Super Connie", the Twincopter "Osprey", a F-Jet, a BF 109 or a 747. Skilled Modders could even add more planes.

The installation could not be made easier 
It's: Download > pick a planes texture size (big or standard) > double click on it (it's a Google Earth *.kmz file type) > have fun!

Heres the link with a instalattion guide

Comments
This is more or less a Reblog with my own words since the original topic from Amir B is quite old now and I guess not many people stumbled upon his outstanding solution. It's free and fun. It's not perfect, it just enhances your GoogleEarth experience. Oh and I found another approach on the web but the website of it was down. I will continue looking around and if I find something I will update this post.