# Tour Microsoft's Virtual Earth

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2007
- Speaker: Stephen Lawler
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_lawler_tour_microsoft_s_virtual_earth)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Microsoft's Stephen Lawler gives a whirlwind tour of Virtual Earth, moving up, down and through its hyper-real cityscapes with dazzlingly fluidity, a remarkable feat that requires staggering amounts of data to bring into focus.

## Lectures

1. [Tour Microsoft's Virtual Earth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/stephen_lawler_tour_microsoft_s_virtual_earth/430040a5baf9), 6 min (TED's player)