November 12, 2012 - This experimental beta trial has been concluded.
How to Use Nokia 3D World Gaze
You can select Menu → Help at any time to see a description of the toolbar icons and globe view controls.
Swipe Menus
Symbian: You can swipe inward on the left or right edge of the screen to open a menu. The main menu of the application is on the right side. On the left side there is a Settings panel.
Meego: Because swipes already have a specific function in the N9 user interface, the main menu can be opened with the Menu button. There is no button for the Settings panel; it can be opened by dragging the left-side toolbar to the right (be careful not to trigger the N9 swipe, which will move the application to the background).
Exiting the App
Symbian: Swipe from the right to open the menu, select "Exit."
Meego: Press Menu button, select "Exit."
Internet Access Required
Nokia 3D World Gaze requires an internet connection. If your phone is in offline mode, no content will be visible (i.e., no city names, photos, clouds, etc.).
Compass Calibration
The phone's compass is used to determine which direction it is being pointed at. Symbian^3 devices do not have an automatically calibrated compass, so you will need to do a calibration manually each time you run the application. However, you have the option to skip compass calibration. In this case, only the manual view turning mode is available (panning the view with a finger). If you try to unlock the view (by tapping on the lock icon on the right), you will again be prompted to calibrate the compass.
One relatively easy way to calibrate the compass is to rotate the device by turning your wrist in such a way that the phone rotates around in a path the shape of a number 8.
See-Through View / Bird View
By default, Nokia 3D World Gaze starts in the see-through view. In this view you are seeing the world from your own physical location. You can start browsing the world by pointing the device to different directions. If you have not calibrated the compass, the lock mode is on and you can control the view direction by panning with a finger.
You can activate the lock mode also when you have calibrated the compass (by tapping the lock toolbar icon). In lock mode you are able to control the view by panning with a finger. When you unlock the view again, your viewpoint will return to the real physical pointing direction.
If you want to move your viewpoint upwards to see your location from space, you can do that by selecting the bird view icon on the right side of the screen. In bird view mode your viewpoint is lifted upwards but your current location stays fixed to the center of the screen. In this view you are able to see areas close to your own location (within a radius of about 1000 km) — especially if you zoom the view closer with the phone volume keys.
When you tap any place on the screen, a city near the tapped location will appear as a label. This way you can look for cities not currently visible on the screen.
You can zoom the view with the phone volume keys.
Geotagged Media
The icons on the left side of the screen are for selecting the content to be viewed. They can be turned on/off in any combination.
You can preview any content by tapping on it. A preview box will open showing the content in more detail. The preview box can be closed by tapping on it or outside it. When the preview is open, you can also change the content type shown in it by tapping on some other content type icon on the left. In this case, you will see another content item from the same location.
The preview box has its own menu for content related functions. You can open the menu by tapping the menu icon in the lower right corner of the box.
