What is WASCAPE?
Real places, captured and made drivable in a browser tab. No download, no install. You open a link and drive through an actual location, captured as it looks.
faq
Questions, answered plainly
The things people ask most, kept short. For anything not here, email [email protected].
the basics
What you probably want to know.
Is it real, or a game world built by hand?
Real. Each scene is a capture of an actual street, not something modelled. The driving on top is a game, but the place you are driving through is a real one.
Do I need to download or install anything?
No. Open the link and drive. Nothing to install, nothing to configure, no sign-up.
Will it run on my device?
It runs in the browser on most recent desktop machines, including laptops that could never run a big installed game. If your browser is too old to run the live engine, the page tells you instead of failing quietly. The simplest way to know is to open it and try.
It feels slow. Can I make it smoother?
Yes. Open Settings and drop the quality a level. It remembers your choice next time. If it is still rough, the device may be on the older edge of what runs the live engine well.
Will there be more places to drive?
Yes. More locations are the plan. What is coming next, and roughly when, lives on the roadmap.
Can I capture my own place?
That is where this is going. The aim is that a video of a place can become somewhere you can drive. It is still hands-on today, not a one-tap tool. If you want to try it with me, reach out at contact.
What happens to my data?
No account, no email required. Your settings and a copy of the scene are kept on your own device so it loads faster next time, and you can clear them whenever you like. There is anonymous analytics too, including a one-time note of what kind of device you are on and a rough city-level location from your IP, so I can see how the demo runs and where it is reaching. Never your name, never precise location. The full breakdown, and how to opt out, is on the privacy page.
I found a bug, or I want to talk. Where do I go?
Email [email protected]. It reaches the founder directly, and every note gets a reply.