Finalist
Anywhere
Anywhere is a Next.js/React app that turns Google Street View into an AI-guided, voice-controlled tour guide.
Core trick
Gemini calls structured pan, move, and teleport functions against the Street View API instead of browser automation, with live search grounding for facts.
Description
Anywhere is a Next.js/React app that turns Google Street View into an AI-guided, voice-controlled tour guide. It solves the “WebGL Street View has no clickable UI” problem by letting Gemini issue structured navigation functions (pan, move, teleport) instead of brittle browser automation, and adds live Google Search grounding for accurate facts while you explore. Users speak to navigate, get context-aware narration, and can generate AI “selfie” composites of themselves in the current scene.
README excerpt
# Anywhere **Go _Anywhere_** — A voice-controlled virtual explorer that transforms Google Street View into an interactive, AI-guided tour experience. ## Overview Anywhere is a next-generation virtual tour guide powered by Google's Gemini AI. Unlike traditional Street View exploration, Anywhere provides: - **Voice Interaction**: Talk naturally with an AI tour guide using Gemini Live API - **Intelligent Navigation**: AI-controlled camera movements via function calling (not browser automation) - **Real-Time Knowledge**: Live Google Search grounding for accurate, up-to-date information - **AI Selfie Souvenirs**: Generate composite images placing you in any location worldwide ## Features ### 🎙️ Voice-Controlled Navigation Speak naturally to navigate: - "Take me to the Colosseum" - "Turn around and show me what's behind us" - "Walk forward down this street" - "What's that building on the left?" ### 🗺️ Global Exploration Access any location with Street View coverage: - Instant teleportation to landmarks worldwide - Smooth GSAP-animated camera movements - Real-time location awareness with reverse geocoding ### 🧠 AI Tour Guide Get intelligent commentary powered by Gemini: - Historical facts and architectural details - Local recommendations and cultural insights - Context-aware descriptions of visible landmarks ### 📸 AI Selfie Generation Create souvenir photos with Nano Banana Pro: - Upload your photo and place yourself in any scene - Multiple styles: Polaroid, Vintage