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Wii Remote plus Google Maps mashup offers virtual tour of Tokyo
dvice.com - 12/26/2008
Wii Remote plus Google Maps mashup offers virtual tour of Tokyo
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The days of gaming turning your body to jello due to lack of exercise ended with the advent of the Nintendo Wii. But now a new innovative mashup cooked up by Japanese coder Ryo Katsuma mixes Google Maps with the Wii Remote to create a virtual jogging or walking experience . His mashup takes ...

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Gizmodiva.com:  Go on a virtual tour of Tokyo with Google Maps and a Wii remote

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Go on a virtual tour of Tokyo with Google Maps and a Wii remote
Gizmodiva.com — ... mixes Google Maps with the Wii Remote to create a virtual jogging or walking experience. Here you go on a tour of Tokyo, but this mashup can be applied to various cities covered by Google Maps. Now you can just travel where ever in your virtual world. This has made the world a "Wii" bit smaller, hasn't it? Try to run on the google street view like a jogging game of wii fit from katsuma on Vimeo Source

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