Got the Google Earth browser plugin installed? Ever looked at Google Earth and had the burning desire to navigate the landscape by boat or blimp? Well, now you can!

I know, I know. It's really not that exciting as a game. As a glimpse into the near future, though, Ships is undeniably cool. There's also something strangely addictive about tooling around the amalgamation of satellite imagery and 3D rendered buildings.

That's my airship, tooling around downtown Cleveland, searching for a pro sports championship.

For seafaring types, you can choose from barges, cruise, and container ships and peacefully putter along the world's waterways. A cruise ship floating in the middle of Lake Eerie? Sure, why not? That site is at least as believable as the Browns winning the Super Bowl, after all.

Who knows - maybe one day games like this will progress from some kind of Open Arena - Google Earth mashup.