Computer map animation -- a great new way to visualize history!

4000 year animation shows empires growing and countries changing.

History of Europe, Africa, and Asia from the earliest countries to the year 1000.

Part game, part meditative exercise, completely lovely.  The world of Cloud awaits you.

Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.

Click on one of the physics simulations...... you'll see them animating in real time, and be able to interact with them by dragging objects or changing parameters like gravity.