Tokyo Jogging: Run through Tokyo with your Wiimote and Google Street View

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Dr. Serkan Toto currently works as the first and only Asia-based writer for the TechCrunch network, mainly covering Japan-related technology and web companies for TechCrunch, CrunchGear and MobileCrunch. Serkan also works full-time as an independent web and mobile industry consultant with a focus on the Japanese market. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. Serkan... → Learn More

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Tokyo Jogging is the name of a cool idea Ryo Katsuma, a renowned Japanese software engineer, single-handedly turned into reality in his spare time. Katsuma-san’s project is a mashup of Wii technology and Google Street View. Users can “run” through Tokyo by using a Wiimote (plugged into a PC) and with Tokyo on Google Street View as a background.

This is an awesome idea and you can watch a tuturial video on how to install and run the application here (subbed in English).

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